Rags

/ɹæɡz/

Synonyms for "rags" (113 found)

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Closest matches (23)

afterglow afterimage apparel array attire balance bones butt chaff clothes costume deadwood debris detritus dishwater drapery dregs dress dressing duds

Noun(3 words)

badgercloth scrapsdestitution

Strong matches (34)

dust endfag endfashion fatigues feathers fig filings fossil garb garbage garment garments gash gear guise habit hogwash holdover husk

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investiture investment leavings lees leftover linenodds and endsoffal offscourings orts

Noun(4 words)

fabric scrapsharass mock nag

Related words (56)

paring rag raiment rasping refuse relics remains remnant residue rest rinsing roach rubbish ruin rump sawdust scouring scrapscrap ironscum

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shadow shard shaving slack slag slop slops sportswear straw stubble stump style survival sweepings swill tare tatter threads togs toilette trace trim vestige vestment waste wearwearing apparelweed

Noun(8 words)

povertyrag piecesscandal sheetscold tabloid tattering teasetorn fabric

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More general

11 entries

cloth disciplineeconomic hardshipfabric newspaper poverty publicationsocial interactiontextileverbal behaviorverbal criticism

More specific

13 entries

beggarycloth scrapsfault findinghardship mocking nagging needrag fragmentsrag piecesribbing scolding teasingyellow press

Collocations

11 entries

cloth ragsdirty ragsharassment mockery naggingold ragsragged ragsribbing sarcasmtabloid ragsteasing

Inflections

2 entries

ragged ragging

Derivations

3 entries

ragbag ragdoll ragged

Sample sentences

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The man was in rags.

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I wear my coat to rags.

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My grandmother wears a dress to rags.

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You shouldn't keep towels and cleaning rags together.

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