📖 Definitions of "Rags"
noun
- 1
(in the 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.
verb
- 1
To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
- 2
To become tattered.
noun
- 1
A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
verb
- 1
To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
- 2
To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rags"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tatternoun | A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing. |
| teasenoun | One who teases. |
| rileverb | (in particular) To make angry. |
| shrednoun | A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount. |
| bedevilverb | To harass or cause trouble for; to plague. |
| frustrateverb | (transitive) To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired. |
| irritateverb | (transitive) To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in. |
| vexnoun | (Scotland, obsolete) A trouble. |
| bawl outverb | (transitive) To shout very loudly. |
| annoynoun | (literary, archaic) A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes. |
| bothernoun | Trouble, inconvenience. |
| chew outverb | (US, slang) To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice. |
| berateverb | (transitive) To chide or scold vehemently. |
| tauntnoun | A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery. |
| lambasteverb | To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly. |
| dress downverb | (intransitive) To wear casual or informal clothes. |
| chideverb | (transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily. |
| chew upverb | (US, slang, transitive) To defeat utterly. |
| twitnoun | (informal) An annoying or foolish person. |
| reprimandnoun | A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public. |
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