| raffle |
a type of lottery in which participants buy tickets, one of which is drawn to determine the prizewinner. [2 definitions] |
| raft1 |
a flat platform made of buoyant materials such as wood or air-filled barrels, designed to float and often to support or carry people or goods. [6 definitions] |
| raft2 |
(informal) very many; a large quantity. |
| rafter |
one of the usu. sloping timbers that support the covering material of a roof. |
| rag1 |
a scrap or fragment of cloth. [5 definitions] |
| rag2 |
(informal) to tease or scold. |
| rag3 |
a composition of ragtime music. |
| raga |
any of numerous traditional Hindu melodic patterns, each with specific progressions and rhythms, upon which the musician improvises. |
| ragamuffin |
a dirty child clothed in rags and tatters. |
| ragbag |
a bag for collecting or storing rags. [2 definitions] |
| rag doll |
a soft, stuffed doll made out of cloth, sometimes homemade and hand-painted. |
| rage |
intense anger; fury. [8 definitions] |
| ragged |
worn down into rags; torn and tattered. [5 definitions] |
| ragged edge |
the extreme edge, as of a cliff; brink. |
| raggedy |
ragged; torn; shaggy. |
| raggle-taggle |
oddly heterogeneous or mixed; motley. |
| ragi |
a cereal grass of Africa and Asia, cultivated for its edible grain. |
| raglan |
of or denoting a type of sleeve that is continuous from the armhole to the collar, with no shoulder seams. [2 definitions] |
| ragman |
a man who buys and sells rags and other miscellaneous items and scraps. |
| ragout |
a strongly seasoned stew of French origin. [2 definitions] |
| ragpicker |
a person who salvages and sells rags and other waste materials. |