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Word entry · 3 letters

rag

Best crossword clue

"Cleaning cloth"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ɹæɡ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted agrStarts with REnds with G8 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. break into lumps before sorting

Word origin

From Middle English ragge, from Old English ragg (suggested by derivative raggiġ (“shaggy; bristly; ragged”)), from Old Norse rǫgg (“tuft; shagginess”), from Proto-Germanic *rawwa-, probably related to *rūhaz. Cognate with Swedish ragg. Related to rug.

Used in a sentence

  • “—What a pretty dress! —What, this old rag?”
  • “It's semiformal. I can't show up dressed in rags!”
  • “rags to riches”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer8 curated clues

01“Cleaning cloth”3 letters
02“Cloth for wiping spills”3 letters
03“Old cleaning cloth”3 letters
04“Old cloth for cleaning”3 letters
05“Torn cloth”3 letters
06“Worn cloth for wiping”3 letters
07“Scrap of cloth”3 letters
08“Worn cloth”3 letters

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