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Definitions for Rafter

[1] any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
[2] British Dialect . to plow (a field) so that the soil of a furrow is pushed over onto an unplowed adjacent strip.
[3] a person who engages in the sport or pastime of rafting.
[4] a person who travels on a raft, especially to flee a country.
[5] a flock, especially of turkeys.
[6] any one of a set of sloping beams that form the framework of a roof

Words related to Rafter

pole, strip, bail, timber, bolster, scaffolding, stanchion, prop, trestle, pile, boom, stud, spar, brace, girder, balk, joist, reach, strut, axle

Words nearby Rafter

rafinesque, rafraîchissoir, rafsanjani, raft, raft ice, rafter, rafting, raftsman, rafvr, rag, rag bolt

Origin of Rafter

3raft2 + -er1

Other words from Rafter

un·raf·tered , adjective

Word origin for Rafter

Old English ræfter ; related to Old Saxon rehter , Old Norse raptr , Old High German rāvo ; see raft 1

Synonyms for Rafter

axle, bail, balk, bolster, boom, brace, cantilever, column, crossbar, crosspiece, girder, jamb, joist, lath, lintel, pile, piling, pillar, plank, pole, post, prop, reach, scaffolding, scantling, shaft, sill, spar, stanchion, stay, stringer, strip, strut, stud, timber, trestle, two-by-four, transverse