raisin

Speech parts

1. raisin - Noun

2. raisin - Verb

3. Raisin - Proper noun

Meaning

A grape, or a bunch of grapes.

A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

burgundy hyacinth currant about color salt plum solferino lilac prune heliotrope flavor grape fig lavender

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Antonyms

neutral achromatic

Hypernyms

dried fruit

Hyponyms

currant sultana seedless raisin seeded raisin

Phrases with the word

raisin-colored australian desert raisin raisin bran raisins cinnamon raisin bread raisin pie raisin challah

Anagrams

Sirian

Examples

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Langston Hughes

The poison dart hidden in the raisin tart.... Christopher Paolini

There is a dessert dish in Austria called Kaiserschmarrn - it's kind of like a sweet raisin pancake with eggs and sugar. It's definitely not something I can eat often, but if I've done well at a race, sometimes that's my celebration treat! Lindsey Vonn

My indulgences are Skittles and rum raisin ice cream. Sanya Richards-Ross

Never was a cornflake girl; Thought it was a good solution: hanging with the raisin girls. Tori Amos

Acting in "Star Wars," I felt like a raisin in a giant fruit salad, and I didn't even know who the cantaloupes were. Mark Hamill

Close letter words and terms

raiser raises animals Raisi raisin black raisin bran raisin bran raisins