Word Image
plural: rakes
Part Of Speech
noun, verb
Word Meaning
noun: a garden tool with a long handle and prongs at the end; a machine for gathering hay; a slope or slant
verb: to gather, loosen, or smooth with or as if with a rake; to touch in passing over lightly; to sweep the length of with or as if with gunfire; to conduct a thorough search
Word Family
raked
raking
raker
Sentences
The boys raked the leaves into huge piles.
We need a new rake before autumn for gathering leaves.
Raking the lawn gave me blisters on my hands.
She carefully raked the soil back over the plant’s roots.
As they raked through the files, time was running out.
The cold winds raked the plains, sending deer into the forests.
He was able to rake in a fortune from his inventions.
When you have a large yard, you do a lot of raking.
The cat’s sharp claws luckily just raked my skin without damage.
The dough rises in about 12 hours and then we can bake it into a bread loaf.
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