rakes

The word “rakes” has 1 syllable: rakes

It's pronounced as /reɪks/

What is synonym and antonym for rakes?

In the thesaurus, “rakes” has 16 synonyms and 8 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for rakes along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for rakes

comb
combs
degenerates
dredges
finds
inclinations
inclines
perverts
rifles
rips
scans
scour
scrape
searches
slopes
villains

Antonyms for rakes

declines
dips
falls
hangings
hangs
hides
loses
saints

Meanings of rakes

noun
1. A walk, or a journey taken (especially on foot); the act of taking a walk or journey.
2. The movement of animals while grazing.
3. The pastureland over which animals graze; a range, a stray.
4. A journey to transport something between two places; a run; also, the quantity of items so transported.
5. 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.
6. (by extension) A similarly shaped tool used for other purposes.
7. The act of raking.
8. Something that is raked.
9. A course, a path, especially a narrow and steep path or route up a hillside.
10. A fissure or mineral vein of ore traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so.
11. (originally Northern England) A series, a succession; specifically a set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons.
12. (systems theory) In cellular automata: a puffer that emits a stream of spaceships rather than a trail of debris.
13. Rate of progress; pace, speed.
14. A divergence from the horizontal or perpendicular; a slant, a slope.
15. (specifically) In full, angle of rake or rake angle: the angle between the edge or face of a tool (especially a cutting tool) and a plane (usually one perpendicular to the object that the tool is being applied to).
16. The direction of slip during the movement of a fault, measured within the fault plane.
17. Senses relating to watercraft.
18. (roofing) The sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.
19. A person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct.
verb
1. To walk; to roam, to wander.
2. Of animals (especially sheep): to graze.
3. To roam or wander through (somewhere).
4. To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.
5. To move swiftly; to proceed rapidly.
6. Of a bird of prey: to fly after a quarry; also, to fly away from the falconer, to go wide of the quarry being pursued.
7. To incline (something) from a perpendicular direction.
8. Senses relating to watercraft.
9. To behave as a rake; to lead a hedonistic and immoral life.

Example Sentences

Rakes were used to gather leaves in the autumn.
The gardener prefers using rakes to maintain the flower beds.
He spent the afternoon clearing the garden with his assortment of rakes.
Rakes of various sizes and shapes were neatly arranged in the shed.
During the cleanup, we found several old rakes tucked away in the corner of the garage.

On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to rakes, such as: comb, combs, declines, degenerates, dips, dredges, falls.

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