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• rake — Synonyms and related words: Casanova, Don Juan, Lothario, aim at, angularity, ascend, backset, bank, barrage, be promiscuous, beat, blast, blitz, bombard, bounder, bring up, cad, cannon, cannonade, cant, card, careen, chase women, clear, climb,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Rake — Rake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raked} (r[=a]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raking}.] [AS. racian. See 1st {Rake}.] 1. To collect with a rake; as, to rake hay; often with up; as, he raked up the fallen leaves. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: To collect or draw… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Fire pit — Fire pits have been in existence for a very long time and despite many technological advancements since the advent of man s use of fire, they have remained a popular item because of their versatility. A fire pit can physically vary from a pit dug …   Wikipedia

• rake — rake1 rakable, rakeable, adj. raker, n. /rayk/, n., v., raked, raking. n. 1. an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground. 2. any of various implements having a …   Universalium

• fire — Synonyms and related words: abandon, afflatus, afire, aflame, aggressiveness, agitate, aim at, air, air dry, alight, anhydrate, animate, animating spirit, animation, animus, annoy, antiaircraft fire, ardency, ardent, ardor, arouse, aroused, atom …   Moby Thesaurus

• rake — [[t]re͟ɪk[/t]] rakes, raking, raked 1) N COUNT A rake is a garden tool consisting of a row of metal or wooden teeth attached to a long handle. You can use a rake to make the earth smooth and level before you put plants in, or to gather leaves… …   English dictionary

• rake — I verb 1) he raked the leaves into a pile Syn: scrape up, collect, gather 2) she raked the gravel Syn: smooth, smooth out, level, even out, flatten, comb 3) the cat raked his arm with …   Thesaurus of popular words

• rake —  to rake a fire, to heap small coals on the fire, that it may burn all the night, practised in the North, where coals are cheap, a kitchen fire being rarely suffered to go out. N.  a low fellow ; riff raff, the mob. Norf …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

• Glossary of wildland fire terms — The following is a glossary of wildland fire terms. Except where noted, terms are taken from a 1998 Fireline Handbook transcribed for a Conflict 21 counter terrorism studies website by the Air National Guard. [… …   Wikipedia

• To rake up — Rake Rake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raked} (r[=a]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raking}.] [AS. racian. See 1st {Rake}.] 1. To collect with a rake; as, to rake hay; often with up; as, he raked up the fallen leaves. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: To collect or draw… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 1996 Channel Tunnel fire — See also: 2008 Channel Tunnel fire Location of the 1996 Channel Tunnel fire The Channel Tunnel fire of 18 November 1996 occurred on a train carrying heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and their drivers through the Channel Tunnel from France to Great… …   Wikipedia