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Synonyms for rag

cloth

tatters

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  • tatters
  • old clothes
  • tattered clothes
  • torn clothes
  • tattered clothing

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in rags

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lose your rag

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tease

fundraising event

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  • fundraising event
  • charity event
  • charitable event
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Synonyms for rag

torn and ragged clothing

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to tease or mock good-humoredly

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Synonyms for rag

a small piece of cloth or paper

a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

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newspaper with half-size pages

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a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

play in ragtime

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break into lumps before sorting

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These will be fabrics that I wouldn't go out and buy new as that's not what rag rugs are about but these are leftover scraps that I'm recycling and turning them into something else.
Perhaps the most memorable event of that year regarding the Rag Band was the pre Rag Week publicity drive when we marched at full blast around Woolworth's in Blyth.
"Loughborough Students' Rag would not be what it is without the incredible work of others.
RAG currently offers three memberships to qualified music professionals which include:
But somehow I think residents of the Colne Valley would prefer a traditional rag pie with their chips and peas.
Tel: 07957 989309 Ben Bate Unit H15-17, Rag Market I stock ladies' and men's footwear at reduced prices - shoes for all occasions.
Fresher's Carnage hopes to introduce as many new students as possible to Carnival RAG and encourage them to get involved in our events and help raise money safely and responsibly for charity.
In the first issue of The Rag this method is described as follows:
Solution: As a recommendation, commands should establish an operating procedure to properly inventory and account for rags. A good practice is to have the rags checked out at a central location, such as the tool room or hazmat.
Visitors can see Heather Ritchie's collection of Rag Rugs also known as Proggy, Clippy and Hooky mats, and can join her on Saturday, May 5, from 11am for a rag rug workshop.
Mix one part household bleach with four parts water, soak a rag in it and lay the rag over the stain.
He sat with several mechanics holding a grease rag while Rockwell took the picture.
These truncated arrangements generally utilize only two of the usual four 16-bar strains from the original rags. For example, strains Cand D of the "Maple Leaf Rag" and the "Entertainer" are omitted.
A rag doll was presented by T R Mills, of the Salutation Hotel, Llanelli - then the club's headquarters - to E F Simpkins, the Bath chairman.