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There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a democracy of devils, where all are equals.
Herman Melville

Meaning of "rags" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RAGS

rags  [ræɡz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAGS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rags is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAGS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rags in the English dictionary

The definition of rags in the dictionary is torn, old, or shabby clothing. Other definition of rags is cotton or linen cloth waste used in the manufacture of rag paper.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAGS


bags
bæɡz
flags
flæɡz
GWAGs
ɡwæɡz
handbags
ˈhændˌbæɡz
moneybags
ˈmʌnɪˌbæɡz
snags
snæɡz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAGS

ragingly
ragini
raglan
ragman
Ragman rolls
ragmatical
ragmen
Ragnarok
ragout
ragpicker
ragstone
ragtag
ragtime
ragtimer
ragtop
raguly
Ragusa
ragweed
ragwheel
ragwork

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAGS

bugs
buoyancy bags
dogs
feelings
findings
flotation bags
glad rags
gs
Jack-the-rags
Kings
Oxford bags
pack one´s bags
ratings
rattle one´s dags
rough as bags
savings
Springs
things
wings
Writings

Synonyms and antonyms of rags in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RAGS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rags» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of rags

Translation of «rags» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAGS

Find out the translation of rags to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rags from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rags» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

抹布
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trapos
570 millions of speakers

English

rags
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लत्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тряпки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trapos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নেকড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chiffons
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kain buruk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hadern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

古着
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

넝마
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rags
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự phá rối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடிசையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कापड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eski püskü giysiler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stracci
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szmaty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ганчірки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zdrențe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουρέλια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lappe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trasor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rags
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rags

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAGS»

The term «rags» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.311 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAGS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rags» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rags» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rags

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10 QUOTES WITH «RAGS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rags.
1
Mark Akenside
The man forget not, though in rags he lies, and know the mortal through a crown's disguise.
2
Colin Cooper
We had to be down early to get the best stuff for the pros we looked after and then get the rags that we were left ourselves for training. It seems very old school but it grounded me as a person and made me appreciate everything as a footballer, because all we got was a pair of boots.
3
Patti Davis
The house I grew up in had large plate-glass windows, which birds frequently crashed into headfirst. My father helped me assemble a bird hospital, consisting of a few shoe boxes, some old rags, and tiny dishes for water and food.
4
Rosario Dawson
It was funny actually because that was still during the time we were dating. He would get all these calls because supposedly before we broke up, we had already broken up in the trades, in the rags or whatever.
5
John Donne
Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.
6
George Farquhar
There is no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.
7
Akshay Kumar
Youth is a lifestyle; it's not a blessing from God. If we treat our bodies as if they are not the most precious things we possess, then obviously we will show wear and tear. We're like a good pair of jeans. If we take care of them, they'll remain classic forever, but if we batter and abuse them they'll look like tattered old rags.
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Herman Melville
There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a democracy of devils, where all are equals.
9
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
My life has been sensationalised into a rags to riches story.
10
Alice Oswald
Webs are made mostly of spaces. They break easily. They barely exist. They belong to the category of half-things: mist, smoke, shrouds, ghosts, membranes, retinas or rags; and they quickly fill up with un-things: old legs and wings and heads and hollow abdomens and body bags of wasps.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAGS»

Discover the use of rags in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rags and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rags
Timmy took Rags to live with him at an airfield and fixed the little plane up inside and out. Soon Rags was soaring high above the clouds once again.
Patrick Taylor, 2007
2
Classic piano rags: complete original music for 81 rags
Piano transcriptions of the syncopated, turn-of-the-century melodies created by such masters as Scott Joplin, Percy Wenrich, and Charles Hunter
Rudi Blesh, 1973
3
Xylophone Rags of George Hamilton Green
(Meredith Music Percussion). Eight original solos with piano accompaniment by the master of xylophone ragtime music. Includes information on style, performance practices, and a discography of Green's music.
Randy Eyles, 2000
4
Complete piano rags
Reprinted from the publishers' original editions, offers all thirty-eight piano rags by the respected master of the form, along with the original sheet music covers.
Scott Joplin, David A. Jasen, 1988
5
From Rags to Riches: A Story of Abu Dhabi
This is a vivid eye-witness account of the total transformation (within only 30 years) of a Bedouin society into a country with the world's highest per capita income.
Mohammed Al Fahim, 1998
6
Spiritual Rags to Spiritual Riches: Reaching Your Higher Self
Do you want to lead a fuller life? To achieve and succeed by better understanding yourself? In his book, Spiritual Rags to Spiritual Riches: Reaching Your Higher Self, author Vennie L. Watts invites you to invest in yourself.
Vennie L. Watts, 2011
7
Rags to Riches
If so, the book you are holding may be worth a fortune to you. In Rags to Riches, the author demonstrates how anyone-including novices and those who have struggled for years-can become great at automotive sales!
Kenneth Polino, 2009
8
Rags to Riches: Motivating Stories of How Ordinary People ...
These are the stories of people who overcame poverty or in some cases middle-class lifestyles to single-handedly beat overwhelming odds and achieve financial success.
Gail Liberman, Alan Lavine, 2010
9
Building Wealth: From Rags to Riches Through Real Estate
A self-made millionaire offers strategies and secrets for making a fortune in real estate, including changing attitudes about money, getting start-up capital, achieving a positive credit rating, using government programs, and purchasing ...
Russ Whitney, 1995
10
Fifty Classic Piano Rags
This collection of the best piano rags by a noted music historian recaptures the lively mood of the ragtime era.
‎2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAGS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rags is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Staining rags eyed in Santa Rosa, Healdsburg house fires
Rags used to stain a deck ignited and touched off a Santa Rosa house fire Sunday — two days after a similar situation appeared to have sparked a two-alarm ... «Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Jun 15»
2
Spontaneous combustion of oily rags believed to have started …
Wednesday, Unified Fire Battalion Chief Brian Anderton said investigators believe the cause of the fire was oily rags left in the room that ignited by spontaneous ... «KSL.com, Jun 15»
3
Floyd Mayweather's Nasty Texts to His Ex: "Now you back to rags
Mayweather calls her a bitch and snipes, “I took you from rags to riches now you back to rags.” Floyd Mayweather's Nasty Texts to His Ex: "Now you back to rags ... «Gawker, Jun 15»
4
Peter King: Maybe 'Liberal Rags' Should Call Al Sharpton Instead of …
“This is what goes on all the time, 24/7, cops putting their lives on the line,” King said. “I just wish the New York Times and Newsday and these other liberal rags ... «Mediaite, May 15»
5
Muslim rule: 'Rags, wretchedness, poverty, dirt'
Mark Twain described Jerusalem under Ottoman Muslim rule: “Rags, wretchedness, poverty and dirt, those signs and symbols that indicate the presence of ... «WND.com, Apr 15»
6
Officials: Ignition of oil rags to blame for Iowa house fire
The Orange City Fire Department says a bucket of flaxseed oil rags located behind the Orange City residence likely caught fire, and the flames then spread to ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Mar 15»
7
60 Evacuated After Small Hotel Fire Started in Basket of Oil Rags
The fire, which started in a basket of cooking oil rags, was quickly extinguished by the sprinkler system. The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. Monday at the ... «Patch.com, Mar 15»
8
"Keep Taking the Next Stitch--Without Stitches, You Just Have Rags"
If you ever feel bored doing the same thing over and over every day, it's important to remember how valuable our routines really are. Our daily lives are ... «Lifehacker, Feb 15»
9
Foes vow continued fight against Christo's Over The River project
"It's too destructive to the people, to the environment and to the wildlife in Bighorn Sheep Canyon," said Joan Anzelmo, spokeswoman for Rags Over the ... «The Denver Post, Jan 15»
10
From Rags to Riches to Rags
ST. LOUIS — BY now most of us know the basic facts of America's rising income inequality: Since the early 1970s, the gap between the top and bottom of the ... «New York Times, Apr 14»

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