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- [rag]
- /ræg/
- /ræɡ/
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- [rag]
- /ræg/
Definitions of rags word
- noun rags a musical composition in ragtime: a piano rag. 1
- idioms rags chew the rag. chew (def 11). 1
- idioms rags from rags to riches, from extreme poverty to great wealth: He went from rags to riches in only three years. 1
- verb with object rags to play (music) in ragtime. 1
- noun plural rags torn, old, or shabby clothing 0
- noun plural rags cotton or linen cloth waste used in the manufacture of rag paper 0
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Origin of rags
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English ragge < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian, Swedish ragg coarse hair < Old Norse rǫgg
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Parts of speech for Rags
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rags popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rags usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rags
noun rags
- bedclothes — Bedclothes are the sheets and covers which you put over yourself when you get into bed.
- civvies — People in the armed forces use civvies to refer to ordinary clothes that are not part of a uniform.
- clothes — Clothes are the things that people wear, such as shirts, coats, trousers, and dresses.
- clothing — Clothing is the things that people wear.
- draperies — coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
verb rags
- gibes — to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
- hounds — Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a mast, for supporting the trestletrees, that support an upper mast at its heel. Compare cheek (def 12).
- jests — Plural form of jest.
- jokes — Plural form of joke.
Antonyms for rags
noun rags
- fancy dress — a costume for a ball, masquerade, etc., chosen to please the fancy, usually a costume characteristic of a particular period or place, class of persons, or historical or fictitious character.
- finery — fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc.
- formals — Plural form of formal.
Top questions with rags
- how to dispose of oily rags?