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rag1
- pronunciation:
- raeg
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a scrap or fragment of cloth.
You can use this rag to clean up the paint spills.- synonyms:
- cloth
- similar words:
- remnant, ribbon, scrap, shred, swatch, tatter
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| definition 2: |
(pl.) old or worn pieces of clothing.
The beggars were dressed in rags.- synonyms:
- tatters
- similar words:
- castoff, hand-me-down, tag
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| definition 3: |
a shred or fragment of anything.
- synonyms:
- bit, fragment, piece, shred, snippet, tatter
- similar words:
- fraction, particle, remnant
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| definition 4: |
cloth used as an element in making paper.
- similar words:
- pulp
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| definition 5: |
(informal) a newspaper that is considered contemptible or inferior.
- similar words:
- newspaper, paper, tabloid
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| related words: |
cloth, clothes, paper |
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