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Rags

/ɹæɡz/

(in the plural) Tattered clothes.

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noun
  1. 1

    (in the plural) Tattered clothes.

  2. 2

    A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.

  3. 3

    A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.

  4. 4

    A ragged edge in metalworking.

verb
  1. 1

    To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.

  2. 2

    To become tattered.

noun
  1. 1

    A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.

verb
  1. 1

    To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.

  2. 2

    To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.

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WordDefinition
tatternounA shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.
teasenounOne who teases.
rileverb(in particular) To make angry.
shrednounA fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
bedevilverbTo 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.
bothernounTrouble, 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.
tauntnounA scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery.
lambasteverbTo 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.
reprimandnounA severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.

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