raisin
noun
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cooking.
raisins
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pluralof raisin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She sat on the ground on a thin cushion fashioned from some clothes, with small sacks of cashews, almonds, raisins, walnuts and dried figs placed in front.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Three Iranian men pressed rehydrated raisins at an artisan distillery just outside New York, thousands of miles from their war-struck homeland.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
One stall sold slices of mangoes brought in from Jazan, the fertile southern province famous for its tropical fruits, wheat and coffee; others sold raisins, spices, nuts and gourmet honey from Yemen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2025
Wittgenstein’s aphorisms sparkle, but he recognized he overused them, admitting that “raisins may be the best part of a cake; but a bag of raisins is not better than a cake.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
The innkeeper was back with a plate of thick brown bread studded with nuts and raisins.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
