DRESS DOWN vs RAG: NOUN
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- The stringy central portion and membranous walls of a citrus fruit.
- A scrap; a fragment.
- Cloth converted to pulp for making paper.
- Threadbare or tattered clothing.
- A piece of cloth used for cleaning, washing, or dusting.
- A scrap of cloth.
- A practical joke; a prank.
- A coarsely textured rock.
- A roofing slate with one rough surface.
- A piece written in ragtime.
- Music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
- Newspaper with half-size pages
- A week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
- A small piece of cloth or paper
- A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
- A drizzling rain.
- In type-founding, the bur or rough edge left on imperfectly finished type.
- A herd of colts.
- A farthing.
- A base, beggarly person; a ragamuffin; a tatterdemalion.
- Figuratively, a severed fragment; a remnant; a scrap; a bit.
- Any separate fragment or shred of cloth, or of something like or likened to it: often applied disparagingly or playfully to a handkerchief, a flag or banner, a sail, the curtain of a theater, a newspaper, etc.
- A worn, torn, or mean garment; in the plural, shabby or worn-out clothes, showing rents and patches.
- A torn, worn, or formless fragment or shred of cloth; a comparatively worthless piece of any textile fabric, either wholly or partly detached from its connection by violence or abrasion: as, his coat was in rags; cotton and linen rags are used to make paper, and woolen rags to make shoddy.
- A catkin of the hazel, or of the willow, Salix caprea. Also raw.
- Another lichen, Parmelia saxatilis (stone-rag).
- In botany: The pithy axis and the membranes separating the sections of the orange and other citrus fruits.
- In Oxford University, a noisy, disorderly outbreak, in violation of established regulations: originally peculiar to English university life.
- A newspaper, especially one specializing in sensationalism or gossip.
- An abbreviation of raginee.
- A coat; a tunic: army slang in India in the last century; still used. Also raggie (which see).
- A rock having or weathering with a rough irregular surface.
- In botany:
- A lichen, Sticta pulmonaria (see hazel-crottles).
- A sharp or jagged fragment rising from a surface or edge: as, a rag on a metal plate; hence, a jagged face of rock; a rocky headland; a cliff; a crag.
DRESS DOWN vs RAG: VERB
- To scold
- To wear casual or informal clothes
- Dress informally and casually
- Put on clothes that make a careless or ill-dressed impression
- Censure severely or angrily
- Break into lumps before sorting
- Play in ragtime
- Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- Treat cruelly
- Censure severely or angrily
- Harass with persistent criticism or carping
DRESS DOWN vs RAG: TRANSITIVE VERB
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- To criticize or scold (someone).
- To criticize or complain about (something).
- To compose or play (a piece) in ragtime.
- To tease or taunt (someone).
- To play a joke on.
- In ice hockey, to maintain possession of (the puck) by outmaneuvering opposing players, especially so as to kill a penalty.
DRESS DOWN vs RAG: OTHER WORD TYPES
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- Cause annoyance in
- A small piece of cloth
- In U. S. political slang, the paper currency of the government; greenback money: so called with reference to the contention of the Greenback party, before and after the resumption of specie payments in 1879, in favor of making such money a full legal tender for the national debt and all other purposes.
- Made of or with rags; formed from or consisting of refuse pieces or fragments of cloth: as, rag pulp for paper-making; a rag carpet.
- To banter; badger; rail at; irritate; torment. Compare bullyrag.
- To become ragged; fray: with out.
- To dress; deck one's self: in the phrase to rag out, to dress in one's best.
- To make ragged; abrade; give a ragged appearance to, as in the rough-dressing of the face of a grindstone.
- In mining, to separate by ragging or with the aid of the ragging-hammer. See ragging, 2.
- (idiom) (on the rag) Irritable; grouchy.
- (idiom) (on the rag) Menstruating.
DRESS DOWN vs RAG: RELATED WORDS
- Bawl out, Lecture, Rebuke, Reproof, Reprimand, Lambast, Check, Lambaste, Chide, Jaw, Remonstrate, Scold, Berate, Rag, Underdress
- Remonstrate, Nettle, Bother, Berate, Scold, Devil, Lambast, Taunt, Bait, Shred, Crucify, Tatter, Nark, Tabloid, Twit
DRESS DOWN vs RAG: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Morning dress, Chew up, Chew out, Bawl out, Lecture, Rebuke, Reprimand, Lambast, Check, Lambaste, Jaw, Scold, Berate, Rag, Underdress
- Tag, Lambaste, Nettle, Berate, Scold, Devil, Lambast, Taunt, Bait, Shred, Crucify, Tatter, Nark, Tabloid, Twit
DRESS DOWN vs RAG: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- All students can dress down for live instruction.
- Participation in dress down days is never required.
- Dressed down days will be announced by the Teacher in each class and it is by their desecration for dress down days.
- Dress up or dress down, snuggle up in the car and make sure to bring ALL the snacks!
- DRESS FOR MASS: Students are not permitted to dress down for Mass or other religious services.
- For dinner parties, Abdul is keen to dress smarter, but feels obliged to dress down to match a more casual Liz.
- Whether you want to dress up for a gala or dress down in sweaters and overalls, the new service has you covered.
- Give her the gift of a gorgeous silver necklace she can dress up or dress down with!
- Dress up or dress down with this season's wardrobe essential.
- Rosary Pearl Necklace is perfect for dress up or dress down.
- Previously, I made a baby sized rag quilt for a sweet friend, and I found that rag quilts are very forgiving.
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- Tbh, it was kind of like reading a gossip rag and I love me a gossip rag.
- Baby rag quilts patterns baby rag quilt instructions.
- But Rag was already fed up with this charade and during one of the conventions, Rag told everyone that he is not Rock.
- Crochet Denim Rag Rug An amazing, colorful crocheted rag rug pattern that is inspired by the spring season!
- Learn how to make a finely crocheted rag rug with this tutorial from a master rag rugger!
- Rag picking was the means of survival for the rag pickers.
- Wipeoff cleaning agents with a damp rag followed, if necessary, by a dry rag.
- Mind you the only rag in town, but nonetheless a rag.
DRESS DOWN vs RAG: QUESTIONS
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- What does the rag acquisition mean for Foschini Group?
- How did the rag pickers finally march towards independence?
- What are flammable waste containers and solvent Rag bins?
- Is the rag system still used in project management?
- What is the best photo Rag for FineArt photography?
- What does RAG Aktiengesellschaft do for hard coal mining?
- Should senior management be involved in Rag reporting?
- What are 13 letter words containing Rag encouragement?
- Why was rag Croughton considered an emergency base?
- Is the Gladiolus Rag similar to the Maple Leaf Rag?