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CIDE DICTIONARY
rag, v. t. [Cf. Icel. rægja to calumniate, OHG. ruogen to accuse, G. rÜgen to censure, AS. wr, Goth. wr to accuse.].
To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter. Pegge. [1913 Webster]
rag, n. [OE. ragge, probably of Scand, origin; cf. Icel. rögg a tuft, shagginess, Sw. ragg rough hair. Cf. Rug, n. ].
- A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment. [1913 Webster]"Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed,
And fluttered into rags." [1913 Webster]"Not having otherwise any rag of legality to cover the shame of their cruelty." [1913 Webster] - Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress. [1913 Webster]"And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm." [1913 Webster]
- A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin. [1913 Webster]"The other zealous rag is the compositor." [1913 Webster]"Upon the proclamation, they all came in, both tag and rag." [1913 Webster]
- A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture. [1913 Webster]
- A ragged edge. [1913 Webster]
- A sail, or any piece of canvas. [1913 Webster]"Our ship was a clipper with every rag set." [1913 Webster]
rag, v. i.
To become tattered. [1913 Webster]
rag, v. t.
- To break (ore) into lumps for sorting. [1913 Webster]
- To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone. [1913 Webster]
rag, v. t.
- To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- To dance to ragtime music, esp. in some manner considered indecorous. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
rag, n.
1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which cloth etc. is reduced by wear and tear.
2 (in pl.) old or worn clothes.
3 (collect.) scraps of cloth used as material for paper, stuffing, etc.
4 derog. a a newspaper. b a flag, handkerchief, curtain, etc.
5 (usu. with neg.) the smallest scrap of cloth etc. (not a rag to cover him).
6 an odd scrap; an irregular piece.
7 a jagged projection, esp. on metal.
1 a a torn, frayed, or worn piece of woven material. b one of the irregular scraps to which cloth etc. is reduced by wear and tear.
2 (in pl.) old or worn clothes.
3 (collect.) scraps of cloth used as material for paper, stuffing, etc.
4 derog. a a newspaper. b a flag, handkerchief, curtain, etc.
5 (usu. with neg.) the smallest scrap of cloth etc. (not a rag to cover him).
6 an odd scrap; an irregular piece.
7 a jagged projection, esp. on metal.
Idiom
in rags
1 much torn.
2 in old torn clothes. rag-and-bone man Brit. an itinerant dealer in old clothes, furniture, etc.
rag-bag
1 a bag in which scraps of fabric etc. are kept for use.
2 a miscellaneous collection.
3 sl. a sloppily-dressed woman. rag bolt a bolt with barbs to keep it tight when it has been driven in. rag book a children's book made of untearable cloth. rag doll a stuffed doll made of cloth. rag paper paper made from rags. rag-picker a collector and seller of rags. rags to riches poverty to affluence. rag trade colloq. the business of designing, making, and selling women's clothes.
1 much torn.
2 in old torn clothes. rag-and-bone man Brit. an itinerant dealer in old clothes, furniture, etc.
rag-bag
1 a bag in which scraps of fabric etc. are kept for use.
2 a miscellaneous collection.
3 sl. a sloppily-dressed woman. rag bolt a bolt with barbs to keep it tight when it has been driven in. rag book a children's book made of untearable cloth. rag doll a stuffed doll made of cloth. rag paper paper made from rags. rag-picker a collector and seller of rags. rags to riches poverty to affluence. rag trade colloq. the business of designing, making, and selling women's clothes.
rag, n. & v. sl.
--n. Brit.
1 a fund-raising programme of stunts, parades, and entertainment organized by students.
2 colloq. a prank.
3 a a rowdy celebration. b a noisy disorderly scene.
--v. (ragged, ragging)
1 tr. tease; torment; play rough jokes on.
2 tr. scold; reprove severely.
3 intr. Brit. engage in rough play; be noisy and riotous.
--n. Brit.
1 a fund-raising programme of stunts, parades, and entertainment organized by students.
2 colloq. a prank.
3 a a rowdy celebration. b a noisy disorderly scene.
--v. (ragged, ragging)
1 tr. tease; torment; play rough jokes on.
2 tr. scold; reprove severely.
3 intr. Brit. engage in rough play; be noisy and riotous.
rag, n.
1 a large coarse roofing-slate.
2 any of various kinds of hard coarse sedimentary stone that break into thick slabs.
1 a large coarse roofing-slate.
2 any of various kinds of hard coarse sedimentary stone that break into thick slabs.
rag, n. Mus. a ragtime composition or tune.
Etymology
perh. f. RAGGED: see RAGTIME
THESAURUS
rag
abuse, acid rock, act drop, afterglow, afterimage, andante tempo, apparel, array, asbestos, asbestos board, attire, avant-garde jazz, backdrop, balance, ballroom music, banter, bark at, baste, batten, bawl out, beat, bebop, bedizenment, berate, betongue, blacken, boltrope, bones, boogie-woogie, bop, border, butt, butt end, candle ends, canvas, carpet, chaff, chew, chew out, clew, cloth, clothes, clothing, compound time, costume, coulisse, counterweight, country rock, cringle, crowd of sail, culm, curtain, curtain board, cyclorama, daily, daily newspaper, dance music, dances, deadwood, debris, decor, deride, detritus, dishwater, draff, drapery, dregs, dress, dressing, drop, drop curtain, duds, duple time, dust, earing, end, etoffe, execrate, extra, extra edition, fabric, fag end, fashion, fatigues, feathers, felt, fig, filings, fire curtain, flat, flipper, folk rock, fool, foot, fore-and-aft sail, fossil, frock, fulminate against, fun, garb, garbage, garment, garments, gash, gazette, gear, goods, gown, grin at, guise, habiliment, habit, hanging, hard rock, haze, head, hogwash, hold in derision, holdover, hot jazz, husks, investiture, investment, jape, jaw, jazz, jest, jive, joke, jolly, josh, kid, lace, largo, laugh at, laugh to scorn, leavings, leech, lees, leftovers, linen, load with reproaches, luff, mainstream jazz, make fun of, make game of, make merry with, march tempo, material, mixed times, musical suite, muslin, napery, national newspaper, needle, neighborhood newspaper, news, newspaper, newspaper of record, odds and ends, offal, offscourings, old clothes, orts, pan, paper, parings, pillory, plain sail, play jazz, point at, poke fun at, potsherds, press of sail, presto, put on, put one on, rags, ragtime, rail, rail at, raiment, rally, rant, raspings, rate, rave against, razz, reduced sail, reef point, reefed sail, refuse, relics, remainder, remains, remnant, residue, residuum, rest, revile, rhythm-and-blues, rib, ride, ridicule, roach, roast, robe, robes, rock, rock-and-roll, rubato, rubbish, ruins, rump, sail, sawdust, scene, scenery, scourings, scrap iron, scraps, screen, scum, sextuple time, shadow, shards, shavings, sheet, side scene, silk, simple time, slack, slag, slop, slops, smile at, snicker at, snigger at, special, special edition, sportswear, square sail, stage screw, straw, stubble, stuff, stump, style, suite, suite of dances, survival, sweepings, swill, swing, syncopate, syncopated music, syncopation, syncope, tab, tableau, tabloid, tares, tatters, tease, teaser, tempo, tempo rubato, textile, textile fabric, texture, the new music, threads, three-quarter time, thunder against, time, time pattern, timing, tissu, tissue, togs, toilette, tongue-lash, tormentor, trace, transformation, transformation scene, trim, triple time, triplet, twit, two-four time, vestige, vestment, vesture, vilify, vituperate, waltz time, wastage, waste, waste matter, wastepaper, wear, wearing apparel, weave, web, weeds, weekly, weekly newspaper, weft, wing, wingcut, woodcut, woof, wool, yell at, yelp atROGET THESAURUS
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Greatness
N greatness, magnitude, size, multitude, immensity, enormity, infinity, might, strength, intensity, fullness, importance, great quantity, quantity, deal, power, sight, pot, volume, world, mass, heap, stock, peck, bushel, load, cargo, cartload, wagonload, shipload, flood, spring tide, abundance, principal part, chief part, main part, greater part, major part, best part, essential part, bulk, mass, great, greater, large, considerable, fair, above par, big, huge, Herculean, cyclopean, ample, abundant, full, intense, strong, sound, passing, heavy, plenary, deep, high, signal, at its height, in the zenith, world-wide, widespread, far-famed, extensive, wholesale, many, goodly, noble, precious, mighty, sad, grave, heavy, serious, far gone, arrant, downright, utter, uttermost, crass, gross, arch, profound, intense, consummate, rank, uninitiated, red-hot, desperate, glaring, flagrant, stark staring, thorough-paced, thoroughgoing, roaring, thumping, extraordinary, important, unsurpassed, complete, august, grand, dignified, sublime, majestic, vast, immense, enormous, extreme, inordinate, excessive, extravagant, exorbitant, outrageous, preposterous, unconscionable, swinging, monstrous, overgrown, towering, stupendous, prodigious, astonishing, incredible, marvelous, unlimited, unapproachable, unutterable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, inexpressible, beyond expression, fabulous, undiminished, unabated, unreduced, unrestricted, absolute, positive, stark, decided, unequivocal, essential, perfect, finished, remarkable, of mark, marked, pointed, veriest, noteworthy, renowned, truly, decidedly, unequivocally, purely, absolutely, seriously, essentially, fundamentally, radically, downright, in all conscience, for the most part, in the main, entirely, abundantly, widely, far and wide, greatly, much, muckle, well, indeed, very, very much, a deal, no end of, most, not a little, pretty, pretty well, enough, in a great measure, richly, to a large extent, to a great extent, to a gigantic extent, on a large scale, so, never so, ever so, ever so dole, scrap, shred, tag, splinter, rag, much, by wholesale, mighty, powerfully, with a witness, ultra, in the extreme, extremely, exceedingly, intensely, exquisitely, acutely, indefinitely, immeasurably, beyond compare, beyond comparison, beyond measure, beyond all bounds, incalculably, infinitely, preeminently, superlatively, immoderately, monstrously, preposterously, inordinately, exorbitantly, excessively, enormously, out of all proportion, with a vengeance, particularly, remarkably, singularly, curiously, uncommonly, unusually, peculiarly, notably, signally, strikingly, pointedly, mainly, chiefly, famously, egregiously, prominently, glaringly, emphatically, kat exochin, strangely, wonderfully, amazingly, surprisingly, astonishingly, incredibly, marvelously, awfully, stupendously, peculiarly, furiously, severely, desperately, tremendously, extravagantly, confoundedly, deucedly, devilishly, with a vengeance, a outrance, a toute outrance, painfully, sadly, grossly, sorely, bitterly, piteously, grievously, miserably, cruelly, woefully, lamentably, shockingly, frightfully, dreadfully, fearfully, terribly, horribly, a maximis ad minima, greatness knows itself, mightiest powers by deepest calms are fed, minimum decet libere cui multum licet, some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.Also see definition of "rag" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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