rafter
rafter Lexical Profile
rafter Game Scores & Validity
• noun
One of a series of sloped structural beams extending from the ridge or hip of a roof down to the eaves or wall plate, designed to support the roof deck and its covering.
"The renovation exposed the original oak rafters in the farmhouse ceiling."
A person who travels, works, or navigates waterways on a raft, either as a recreational sport or to transport logs and goods.
"The experienced rafter guided the inflatable boat safely through the canyon rapids."
A collective flock or group of turkeys.
"A large rafter of wild turkeys foraged along the edge of the autumn woods."
• verb
To furnish, build, or support a roof or structure with rafters.
"The carpenters worked all week to rafter the new barn before the autumn rains arrived."
• Rhymes for rafter
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English ræfter, of Germanic origin and related to Old Norse raptr meaning 'log' or 'beam'. In the sense of a person who travels on a raft, it is a later derivative formed from the noun 'raft' plus the agent suffix '-er'.