Handle
Handle verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.
Rake
Rake verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old handle | old rake |
| long | long handle | long rake |
| actual | actual handle | actual rake |
| experienced | experienced handle | experienced rake |
| Other adjectives: new. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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There's also the variation of the dead animal on the rake handle that Stef steps on, and of course Chester Copperpot.
Source: Film / The Goonies - Synopsis: A short piece that takes place after "Alex," from Alex's point of view while Evan and Jeff try to figure out how to handle the Rake.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Everyman HYBRID
Cite this Source
Rake and Handle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/handle/rake
Handle & Rake. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/handle/rake>.
Rake or Handle. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/handle/rake.
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