Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rafter

2 senses of rafter

Sense 1
rafter, balk, baulk -- (one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof)
       => beam -- (long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction)

Sense 2
raftsman, raftman, rafter -- (someone who travels by raft)
       => traveler, traveller -- (a person who changes location)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rafter

1 sense of rafter

Sense 1
rafter -- (provide (a ceiling) with rafters)
       => supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")