Phrase Hound found 37 phrases and 35 compound words that contain rake. The most common are listed below. Open rake in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 37
- rake receiverA radio receiver designed to counter the effects of multipath fading, using several sub-receivers called fingers that independently decode individual multipath components; they are recombined at a later stage.
- lawn rakeA rake, having long, thin, flexible teeth, used to remove leaves and dead grass from lawns
- thatch rakeA rake with double-edged, crescent-shaped blades, used for slicing through and pulling out thatch from a lawn.
- step on a rakeTo step on the tines of a garden rake, causing the handle of the rake to rise from the ground rapidly, striking the person walking in the face.
- thin as a rakeIncredibly thin; at an unhealthy-looking level of thinness.
- fire rakeA rake-like tool with sharpened teeth instead of blades, used for raking a firebreak.
- hay rakeAlternative form of hayrake: A rake for collecting hay
- snake rakeA lock-picking tool in the form of a thin, flat length of metal with a wavy section at one end, designed to jostle the pins of a low-quality lock into a position allowing it to be unlocked.
- rake-and-scrapeAlternative spelling of rake and scrape.
- thatcher's rakeSynonym of thatch-rake (“tool for combing a thatched roof”).
- rake-offA percentage of an amount of money taken by a third-party as a bribe, as part of an unlawful enterprise, or as a commission from the pot of a casino game.
- rake-steppingThe act of repeatedly making damaging and avoidable mistakes.
- thatching rakeSynonym of thatch rake: A rake with double-edged, crescent-shaped blades, used for slicing through and pulling out thatch from a lawn.
- de-thatching rakeSynonym of thatch rake: A rake with double-edged, crescent-shaped blades, used for slicing through and pulling out thatch from a lawn.
- cavex rakeSynonym of thatch rake: A rake with double-edged, crescent-shaped blades, used for slicing through and pulling out thatch from a lawn.
- rake outTo clean by removing material with a rake.
- rake overTo discuss something unpleasant from the past.
- rake upTo bring up or uncover (something), as embarrassing information, past misdeeds, etc.
- rake over the coalsTo call to task or to reprimand severely.
- dethatching rakeAlternative form of de-thatching rake: A rake with double-edged, crescent-shaped blades, used for slicing through and pulling out thatch from a lawn.
- grass rakeSynonym of lawn rake: A rake, having long, thin, flexible teeth, used to remove leaves and dead grass from lawns
- rake receiversplural of rake receiver: A radio receiver designed to counter the effects of multipath fading, using several sub-receivers called fingers that independently decode individual multipath components; they are recombined at a later stage.
- rake togetherTo collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty
- rake-offsplural of rake-off: A percentage of an amount of money taken by a third-party as a bribe, as part of an unlawful enterprise, or as a commission from the pot of a casino game.
- roof rakea long-handled tool for pulling snow off a roof.
Compound words 35
- rakebackA rebate on the rake paid by a poker player.
- overrakeTo rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves break over a vessel anchored with its head to the sea.
- muckrakeA rake for scraping up dung.
- rakefulA portion of something raked up.
- rakehoodimmoral behaviour
- rakyrakish
- handrakeA rake operated by hand, as opposed to a horserake.
- hayrakeA rake for collecting hay
- horserakeA rake designed to be drawn (pulled) by a horse.
- rakeableCapable of being raked.