Synonyms for rake
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Libertine
profligate, rake-hell, lady-killer informal, philanderer formal, womanizer, womaniser UK, skirt chaser, lecher, roue, seducer, libertine dated, rip informal dated, blood dated, wanton dated, gallant dated, debauchee dated
Other
run-down, consist, enfilade, horserake, shag bandit slang UK, voluptuary dated, vigorish slang, rantipole dated
Verb
1. Scour — to act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake. To search through (thoroughly)
2. Glance over
4. Collect
Definitions
- n. 1
A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.
- n. 2
A similarly shaped tool used for other purposes. A tool with a straight edge at the end used by a croupier to move chips or money across a gaming table.
- v. 1
To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake. To search through (thoroughly).
- v. 2
To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.
We raked all the leaves into a pile.
Related words
- Word family
- rake-off
- Phrases
- thatch rake rake together rake up rake in rake it in cavex rake de-thatching rake grass rake
- Other spellings
- raik
Example sentences
- lecher The frailties of the old lecher were both physical and moral.
By length
- 3 letters
- rip1
- 4 letters
- scan1, comb1, skim1, roue
- 5 letters
- blood1, pitch1, slope1, slant1, scour2, graze1
- 6 letters
- search1, gather2, crease1, wanton2, harlot2, lecher2
- 7 letters
- collect2, consist2, gallant2, seducer3
- 8 letters
- enfilade, vigorish
- 9 letters
- womanizer4, libertine3, womaniser, debauchee, horserake, rantipole
- 10 letters
- profligate3, voluptuary
- 11 letters
- philanderer4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (scour2 = 2 syllables).