raft
14
5.9
- noun
- /ræft/
- Informal
:
un montón de
- So far, the government has introduced a raft of measures to deal with youth unemployment.
- a whole raft of
But then there is a raft of indirect or we could call them implicit innovation factors.
- But then there is a raft of indirect or we could call them implicit innovation factors.
- And we don't know what a Supreme Court would do with these current raft of pardons.
Examples
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The dollar's surge is not surprising, with the raft of good economic indicators from the past week.
Blog text (14) -
That's not going to do you a whole raft of good.
Fiction book (2001) -
There are extra taxes on phones, garbage collection, and a raft of other necessary services.
Blog text (16) -
The result has been a raft of lawsuits against companies making any products in this space.
Blog text (28) -
With her raft of commitments, ain't no way she'll be able fit a job into her schedule.
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Bill Moyers: The new governor moved quickly with a raft of ALEC-inspired bills.
Blog text (19) -
LaGuardia had started the ball rolling during the New Deal by introducing a raft of programs to serve the city's poor residents.
Academic text (2005) -
Prolific writers and editors, they published a raft of reformist literature.
Academic text (2018) -
China watchers regularly warn that a raft of well-known problems besets the Middle Kingdom.
Academic text (2000) -
The company has implemented a raft of strategies to boost employee engagement.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A large amount that is more than needed
426
1.9
A heap of things put together
182
1.0
A pile of things placed one on top of another
140
3.2
A very large amount of something that is hard to deal with
71
2.7
A large collection of things often including people
54
1.4
A large amount of things often in a messy pile
46
5.7
A large number of things or people
18
3.5
A very large amount of something
16
7.9
A large number of similar events happening in a short time
13
2.9
A large number or amount of something
11
7.8
A large number or amount of something
4
9.5
A large group of people or things
2
8.0
A large number of things used informally to mean a lot
1
1.0
A large number or amount of something
1
2.1
A very large amount of something, often many people or things
1
2.0
A large number of people or things
1
7.9
A large amount of something you can fit in a hat
1
4.5
A very large amount, like enough to fill a wagon
1
9.9
A large amount of something
1
6.7
A very large amount of something, for example many things or people
1
1.0
A large number, usually more than twelve
A large amount of things, for example work, friends, or food
A large number of people or things
A large amount of things like clothes or money
A very large number of people or things
A large amount of things, like books or food
A large amount of things collected together, often in a stack
A full load of people or things in a boat
A very large amount of something, often said in a friendly or joking way
A large amount of something like land or grain
Compounds
- Specialized
A large concrete slab under a building that spreads its weight to stop sinking on soft ground
How Many
Surface Forms
Etymology
Raft in the phrase a raft of uses the picture of many things tied together on a big floating platform, so it now means 'a large number' or 'a lot' of items.