She used a damp rag to wipe off the dust.
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Rag
/ɹæɡ/
Synonyms for "rag" (402 found)
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Closest matches (81)
abuseacid rockact dropafterglowafterimageandanteandante tempoapparelarrayasbestosasbestos boardattireavant-garde jazzbackdropbalanceballroom musicbanterbark atbastebatten
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bawl outbeatbebopbedizenmentberatebetongueblackenboltropebonesboogie woogieboogie-woogiebopborderbuttbutt endcandle endscanvascarpetchaffchewchew outclewclothclothesclothingcompound timecostumecoulissecounterweightcountry rockcringlecrowd of sailculmcurtaincurtain boardcycloramadailydaily newspaperdancedance musicdancesdeadwooddebrisdecor
Strong matches (120)
deridedetritusdishwaterdraffdraperydregsdressdressingdropdrop curtaindudsduple timedustearingendetoffeexecrateextraextra editionfabric
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fag endfashionfatiguesfeathersfeltfigfilingsfire curtainflatflipperfloutfolk rockfoolfootfore-and-aft sailfossilfrockfulminate againstfungarbgarbagegarmentgarmentsgashgazettegeargibegoodsgowngrin atguisehabilimenthabithanginghard rockhazeheadhogwashhold in derisionholdoverhot jazzhusksinvestitureinvestmentjapejawjazzjeerjestjivejokejollyjoshkidlacelargolaugh atlaugh to scornleavingsleechleesleftoverslinenload with reproachesluffmainstream jazzmake fun ofmake game ofmake merry withmarch tempomaterialmixed timesmusical suitemuslinnaperynational newspaperneedleneighborhood newspapernews
Verb(15 words)
Related words (201)
newspapernewspaper of recordodds and endsoffaloffscouringsold clothesortspanpaperparingspilloryplain sailplay jazzpoint atpoke fun atpotsherdspress of sailprestopullput on
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put one onrabbleragsragtimerailrail atraimentrallyrantraspingsrateraverave againstrazzreduced sailreef pointreefed sailrefuserelicsremainderremainsremnantresidueresiduumrestrevilerhythm-and-bluesribrideridiculeroachroastroberobesrockrock-and-rollroutrubatorubbishruckruinsrumpsailsawdustscenesceneryscoffscouringsscrap ironscrapsscreenscrimscumsextuple timeshadowshardsshavingssheetside scenesilksimple timeslackslagslopslopssmile atsnicker atsnigger atspecialspecial editionsportswearsquare sailstage screwstrawstubblestuffstumpstylesuitesuite of dancessurvivalsweepingsswillswingsyncopatesyncopated musicsyncopationsyncopetabtableautabloidtarestattersteaseteasertempotempo rubatotextiletextile fabrictexturethe new musicthreadsthree-quarter timethunder againsttimetime patterntimingtissutissuetogstoilettetongue lashtongue-lashtormentortracetransformationtransformation scenetrimtriple timetriplettwittwo-four timevestigevestmentvesturevilifyvituperatewaltz timewastagewastewaste matterwastepaperwearwearing apparelweavewebweedsweeklyweekly newspaperweftwingwingcutwoodcutwoofwoolyell atyelp at
Noun(16 words)
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10 entriesCollocations
12 entriescleaning ragdust ragold ragrag bagrag paperrag traderagged edgeragged fabricraggingragging cultureragging incidentragging policy
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3 entriesDerivations
6 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
34 total sentences available.
Don't talk to him about politics because it's like a red rag to a bull.
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He lost his rag.
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Tom cleaned the top of the table with a wet rag.
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