nnoun.quantitya large number or amountSynset:dozens gobs heaps lashings loads lots oodles piles scads scores slews stacks tons wads
Examples:- made lots of new friends
- she amassed stacks of newspapers
Hypernyms:large indefinite amount large indefinite quantity
Inherited Hypernyms:tonslarge indefinite quantityindefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmersDerivationally Related Form:raft
Hypernyms:float
Inherited Hypernyms:raftfloatartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Carling floatKon Tikibalsa raftlife raft
Full Hyponyms:balsa raftlife raft
nnoun.quantity(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extentSynset:batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint mountain muckle passel peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:plenteouswadheappile
Hypernyms:large indefinite amount large indefinite quantity
Inherited Hypernyms:batchlarge indefinite quantityindefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:delugefloodhaymowinundationtorrent
Full Hyponyms:floodhaymow
nnoun.artifacta foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concreteSynset:mat raft raft foundation
Hypernyms:base foot foundation fundament groundwork substructure understructure
Inherited Hypernyms:raft foundationfoundationsupportsupporting structurestructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.motiontransport on a raftTopic:navigationpilotagepiloting
Derivationally Related Form:raft
Hypernyms:transport
Inherited Hypernyms:rafttransportmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.motiontravel by raft in waterDerivationally Related Form:raftrafter
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:rafttravel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | They --- the river (apply to: raft) | They --- down the river (apply to: raft)
vverb.creationmake into a raftDerivationally Related Form:raft
Hypernyms:construct fabricate manufacture
Inherited Hypernyms:raftmanufacturemakecreate from raw materialmake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something