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rag
  1. (plural) Tattered clothes.
  2. A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.
  3. A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
  4. A ragged edge in metalworking.
  5. (nautical, slang) A sail, or any piece of canvas.
  6. (pejorative) A newspaper, magazine.
  7. (poker) A poor, low-ranking kicker.
  8. Synonyms:
  9. Examples:
    1. “He searches through drawers and finds a rag to clean the kit.”
      “They then wash their hands and feet with the water and tear off a small rag from their clothes, which they tie on a bush overhanging the well.”
      “She didn't want the children's ridiculous story appearing in the local rag.”
rag
  1. (obsolete, US) An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands. [19th c.]
  2. A ragtime song, dance or piece of music. [from 19th c.]
  3. (music) To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “He searches through drawers and finds a rag to clean the kit.”
      “They then wash their hands and feet with the water and tear off a small rag from their clothes, which they tie on a bush overhanging the well.”
      “She didn't want the children's ridiculous story appearing in the local rag.”
ragman
  1. (now historical) A statute issued by Edward I in 1276.
  2. (obsolete) A document having many names or seals, such as a papal bull.
  3. (now historical) A game in which players compete to pull an object from out of a roll of writing.
ragging
rag
  1. (dated) A prank or practical joke.
  2. (Britain, Ireland) A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “He searches through drawers and finds a rag to clean the kit.”
      “They then wash their hands and feet with the water and tear off a small rag from their clothes, which they tie on a bush overhanging the well.”
      “She didn't want the children's ridiculous story appearing in the local rag.”
ragbond
  1. heavyweight paper containing rag pulp, formerly used for government bonds
  2. Examples:
    1. “Plant specimens were mounted for permanent storage on sheets of ragbond paper along with their corresponding label.”
      “It was made of really expensive ragbond with an obvious watermark in the lower corner and sealed with old fashioned sealing wax.”
raggie
  1. (pejorative) One who dresses poorly, or in rags; an impoverished individual
ragpicker
  1. A person who scavenges rags and other refuse for a living.
  2. Examples:
    1. “This makes them an extremely unattractive economic proposition for even the most destitute ragpicker.”
      “He began to work as a ragpicker and lived in the railway station.”
      “Among these a ragpicker with a long white beard, but still strong, was conspicuous.”
rag
  1. A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He searches through drawers and finds a rag to clean the kit.”
      “They then wash their hands and feet with the water and tear off a small rag from their clothes, which they tie on a bush overhanging the well.”
      “She didn't want the children's ridiculous story appearing in the local rag.”
ragabash
  1. (obsolete) An idle, ragged person.
raggedness
  1. The characteristic of being ragged.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The old abandoned house exuded a sense of raggedness, with its crumbling walls and broken windows.”
      “The painter admired the raggedness of the canvas, as it added texture and depth to the finished artwork.”
      “I could hear the raggedness of his breathing and, after a moment, I felt his warm tears on my shoulder.”
ragabrash
  1. Alternative form of ragabash
ragman
  1. A dealer in rags.
raggednesses
ragpickers
  1. plural of ragpicker
  2. Examples:
    1. “Labourers, ragpickers in the mornings or film poster affixers during the night are the worst hit, not to forget children who are drawn to them and two-wheeler riders.”
      “For example, ragpickers traditionally recover solid waste from the landfills of San Pedro in Colombia.”
      “The government also announced plans to integrate the ragpickers into the formal waste system, by giving out protective clothing and training.”
ragabrashes
  1. plural of ragabrash
ragabashes
  1. plural of ragabash
raggings
ragmen
  1. plural of ragman
raggies
  1. plural of raggie
ragmans
  1. plural of ragman
rags
  1. plural of rag
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The rags of old clothes were coveted for their reusability.”
      “They simply don their gaudy rags and their dancing shoes and get on with it.”
      “Soon after, Cinderella, dressed in elegant rags and high heels, meets the prince by chance while she is gathering wood in a forest.”
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