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- US Pronunciation
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- [reyd]
- /reɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [reyd]
- /reɪd/
Definitions of rayed word
- adjective rayed having or represented as having emanating rays; radiate: The saint was painted with a rayed, beatific face. 1
- adjective rayed having zoological or botanical rays (often used in combination): a five-rayed fin. 1
- noun rayed a narrow beam of light. 1
- noun rayed a gleam or slight manifestation: a ray of hope. 1
- noun rayed a raylike line or stretch of something. 1
- noun rayed light or radiance. 1
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Origin of rayed
First appearance:
before 1740 One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1740-50; ray1 + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Rayed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rayed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rayed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rayed
noun rayed
- flashed — Simple past tense and past participle of flash.
- flickered — Simple past tense and past participle of flicker.
- gleamed — a flash or beam of light: the gleam of a lantern in the dark.
- glimmered — Simple past tense and past participle of glimmer.
- glowed — a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.