raked
Cleared the lawn
Raked is the past tense of rake—to gather or smooth with a rake, or to sweep across: She raked the leaves into piles, Machine gun fire raked the hillside.
Raked also describes something set at an angle from vertical or horizontal: a raked stage slopes toward the audience, a raked mast tilts backward.
The theater's raked seating gave everyone a clear view.
Cleaned by hard rubbing
- combedArranged hair neatly
- siftedPassed through a strainer
- examinedLooked at closely
- scrutinizedExamined in close detail
investigated · inspected · probed · surveyed · canvassed · hunted · foraged · picked
Post-summer cooling period
- fallDescend under gravity
- pileAccumulated mass of objects
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- yardLinear measure or grounds
lawn · debris · maple · oak · crisp · mulch · compost · bags
Ground matter for planting
- bedsFurniture for sleeping
- seedbedPrepared ground for sprouting
- tillingCultivating soil for crops
- levelingMaking flat or equal
smoothing · gravel · topsoil · preparing · cultivation · mulch · planting · furrows
Geometric measure of rotation
- inclineAngled rising surface
- pitchFrequency of sound
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- tiltAngular deviation from level
stage · theater · seating · auditorium · sightlines · gradient · steep · ramp
scoured
Cleaned by hard rubbing
scrutinized · investigated · inspected · probed · surveyed · canvassed · hunted · foraged · picked · gleaned
autumn
Post-summer cooling period
yard · lawn · debris · maple · oak · crisp · mulch · compost · bags · curbside
soil
Ground matter for planting
leveling · smoothing · gravel · topsoil · preparing · cultivation · mulch · planting · furrows · rows
angle
Geometric measure of rotation
tilt · stage · theater · seating · auditorium · sightlines · gradient · steep · ramp · deck
sand
Fine rock particles
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- trapDevice for catching animals
- golfClub-and-ball course sport
zen · gravel · patterns · lines · maintenance · groundskeeper · hazard · course · smooth · pristine
strafe
shoot from above
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- machine-gunRapid-fire automatic firearm
- crossfireGunfire from several angles
fusillade · barrage · spray · volley · enfilade · salvo · assault · combat · battlefield · suppression
rakedvertical
At right angles groundward
perpendicular · upright · level · plumb · horizontal
- raking leavesCollecting fallen foliage
- rake inEarn abundantly
- rake upGather with tines
- rake it inEarn abundantly
- raked over the coalsSeverely reprimanded or criticized
- rake over the coalsHarshly rebuke someone thoroughly
rake, rakish, rakes, raking, rakishly, raker, unraked, rakers, rakishness