noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) Tattered clothes. Examples : "After working in the garden all day, his clothes were just dirty rags. " appearance wear material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter. Examples : "The old woman used rags to clean her dusty furniture. " material wear item appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin. Examples : "The kind woman often gave food to the rags she saw begging on the street corner. " appearance person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A ragged edge in metalworking. Examples : "After using the dull drill bit, I noticed rags of metal hanging off the edge of the hole. " technical industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sail, or any piece of canvas. Examples : "The old fisherman patched the hole in his boat's rags with some spare canvas. " nautical sailing material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A newspaper, magazine. Examples : ""I don't trust that news; it's just sensationalized stories from the tabloids and rags." " media Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A poor, low-ranking kicker. Examples : "I have ace-four on my hand. In other words, I have ace-rag." person sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag. Examples : "The student ragged the classroom walls with bright yellow paint. " art appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become tattered. Examples : "The edges of my favorite t-shirt started to rag after years of washing. " wear appearance condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone. Examples : "The garden path was made of rags, giving it a rough, uneven surface perfect for drainage. " geology material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To break (ore) into lumps for sorting. Examples : "The miner had to rags the ore to separate the valuable minerals from the waste. " geology mineral work industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone. Examples : "The machinist had to rags the newly installed grindstone to ensure it spun true and wouldn't damage the metal. " technical machine industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A prank or practical joke. Examples : "The senior students played some harmless rags on the freshmen during orientation week. " entertainment action culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising. Examples : "Our university rags organized a fun run to raise money for the local children's hospital. " organization society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter. Examples : "My friends always rag me about my old car, but I don't mind; it's still running! " attitude communication language action character emotion word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner. Examples : "He rags his old truck down the dirt road every morning to get to work on time. " vehicle action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze. Examples : "New fraternity pledges were warned that older members sometimes rag them with silly tasks and embarrassing questions. " culture education entertainment society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands. Examples : "Back in the day, on Saturday nights, the community hall would host lively rags, with fiddles and banjos playing all night long. " music dance entertainment culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A ragtime song, dance or piece of music. Examples : "My grandfather loved to play ragtime rags on the piano. " music dance entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time. Examples : "The pianist likes to rag old folk songs, giving them a lively, upbeat feel. " music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dance to ragtime music. Examples : "The students were all excited to rag during the school dance. " music dance entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song. Examples : "The pianist ragged the familiar melody, transforming it into a lively ragtime piece. " music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading