raf
— Noun
– English
~ the airforce of Great Britain
raffia
— Noun
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~ leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.
raffia
— Noun
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~ fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets
raffia palm
— Noun
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~ a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks
Raffia
— Noun
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~ feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes
Raffia farinifera
— Noun
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~ a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks
raffinose
— Noun
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~ a trisaccharide that occurs in sugar beets and cotton seeds and certain cereals
raffle
— Noun
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~ a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
raffles
— Noun
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~ British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)
rafflesiaceae
— Noun
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~ a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales
raft
— Noun
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~ a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
raft
— Noun
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~ a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
raft
— Noun
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~ (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
raft foundation
— Noun
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~ a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
rafter
— Noun
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~ someone who travels by raft
rafter
— Noun
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~ one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
raftman
— Noun
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~ someone who travels by raft
rafts
— Noun
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~ a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"
raftsman
— Noun
– English
~ someone who travels by raft
rag
— Noun
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~ a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities