wafted English
Verb
(head)
(waft)
waft English
Verb
( en verb)
(ergative) To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.
* A breeze came in through the open window and wafted her sensuous perfume into my eager nostrils.
* 1922 , (James Joyce), Chapter 13
- Through the open window of the church the fragrant incense was wafted and with it the fragrant names of her who was conceived without stain of original sin…
* 1914 , Hugh G. Evelyn-White’s translation of Hymn to Aphrodite from the .[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0138%3Ahymn%3D6]
- There the moist breath of the western wind wafted her over the waves of the loud-moaning sea in soft foam, and there the gold-filleted Hours welcomed her joyously.
To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
* Dryden
- And now the shouts waft near the citadel.
To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.
* Shakespeare
- But soft: who wafts us yonder?
Noun
( en noun)
A light breeze.
Something (a scent or odor), such as a perfume, that is carried through the air.
* 1908 ,
- Meanwhile, the wafts from his old home pleaded, whispered, conjured, and finally claimed him imperiously.
* 2010 September, "The SLM'' Calendar", , ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 170:
- Patrol Magazine says of this Oxford, Miss., band: "Guitars are responsible for every noise in Colour Revolt's mix—not a single note of piano, waft of synthesizer, or evidence of electronic tampering are to be found."
(nautical) A flag, (also called a waif or wheft), used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal.
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rafted English
Verb
(head)
(raft)
Anagrams
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raft Etymology 1
From Scandinavian; compare West (etyl) .
Noun
( en noun)
A flat structure made of planks, barrels etc., that floats on water, and is used for transport, emergencies or a platform for swimmers.
A flat-bottomed inflatable craft for floating or drifting on water.
A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals.
(US) A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. which obstructs navigation in a river.
(slang, informal) A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately.
* W. D. Howells
- a whole raft of folks
Derived terms
* life raft
Verb
( en verb)
to convey on a raft
to make into a raft
to travel by raft
Related terms
* rafter
* whitewater rafting
Etymology 2
Alteration of (raff).
Noun
( en noun)
A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.
* 2007 , Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon , Blue Bridge 2008, p. 31:
- Among those arrested was the grand master himself, Jacques de Molay, who found himself facing a raft of charges based on the specious evidence of former knights [...].
Etymology 3
Verb
( head)
(reave)
- (Spenser)
Anagrams
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