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Traditional English :: raki
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rakihness - n.
(pl. rakis) any of various spirits made in E. Europe and the Middle East. [Turk. raqi] |
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Traditional English :: rakish(1)
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rakihness - adj. of or like a rake (see RAKE(2) )); dashing; jaunty. rakishly adv. rakishness n. |
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Traditional English :: rakish(2)
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rakihness - adj. (of a ship) smart and fast-looking, seemingly built for speed and therefore open to suspicion of piracy. [RAKE(3), assoc. with RAKE(2)] |
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English Idioms :: rake over the coals
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rakihness - {v. phr.} To criticize sharply; rebuke; scold. * /The sergeant raked the soldier over the coals for being late for roll call./ Syn.: DRESS DOWN. |
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English Idioms :: rake in
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rakihness - {v. phr.} To realize great profits; take in money. * /Because of the heavy snowfall, ski lodge operators in the Rocky Mountains have been raking in the dough this winter season./ |
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English Idioms :: rake off
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rakihness - {v. phr.} To illegally expropriate part of a sum paid. * /The secretary-treasurer of the association has been caught raking off some of the membership dues./ |
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