Raffle vs. Waffle

By Jaxson

  • Raffle

    A raffle is a gambling competition in which people obtain numbered tickets, each ticket having the chance of winning a prize. At a set time, the winners are drawn from a container holding a copy of every number. The drawn tickets are checked against a collection of prizes with numbers attached to them, and the holder of the ticket wins the prize.

    The raffle is a popular game in numerous countries and is often held to raise funds for a specific charity or event.

  • Waffle

    A waffle is a dish made from leavened batter or dough that is cooked between two plates that are patterned to give a characteristic size, shape, and surface impression. There are many variations based on the type of waffle iron and recipe used. Waffles are eaten throughout the world, particularly in Belgium, which has over a dozen regional varieties. Waffles may be made fresh or simply heated after having been commercially precooked and frozen.

Wikipedia
  • Raffle (noun)

    A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.

    “He entered a raffle to win a lifetime supply of toothpaste, but he did not win.”

  • Raffle (noun)

    A game of dice in which the player who throws three of the same number wins all the stakes.

  • Raffle (noun)

    refuse; rubbish

  • Raffle (verb)

    To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing, often used with off.

    “They raffled off four gift baskets.”

  • Raffle (verb)

    To participate in a raffle.

    “to raffle for a watch”

  • Waffle (noun)

    A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern.

    “The brunch was waffles with strawberries and whipped cream.”

  • Waffle (noun)

    A potato waffle, a savoury flat potato cake with the same kind of grid pattern.

  • Waffle (noun)

    Speech or writing that is vague, pretentious or evasive.

    “This interesting point seems to get lost a little within a lot of self-important waffle.”

  • Waffle (verb)

    To smash.

  • Waffle (verb)

    To move in a side-to-side motion and descend (lose altitude) before landing. Cf wiffle, whiffle.

    “The geese waffled as they approached the water.”

  • Waffle (verb)

    To speak or write vaguely and evasively.

  • Waffle (verb)

    To speak or write at length without any clear point or aim.

  • Waffle (verb)

    To vacillate.

  • Waffle (verb)

    To rotate (one’s hand) back and forth in a gesture of vacillation or ambivalence.

Wiktionary
  • Waffle (verb)

    speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner

    “he waffled on about his problems”

  • Waffle (verb)

    fail to make up one’s mind

    “Joseph had been waffling over where to go”

  • Waffle (noun)

    lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing

    “we’ve edited out some of the waffle”

  • Waffle (noun)

    a failure to make up one’s mind

    “his waffle on abortion”

  • Waffle (noun)

    a small crisp batter cake, baked in a waffle iron and eaten hot with butter or syrup.

  • Waffle (adjective)

    denoting a style of fine honeycomb weaving or a fabric woven to give a honeycomb effect.

Oxford Dictionary

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