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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

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Used as a crossword answer8 curated clues

01Cleaning cloth3 letters
02Cloth for wiping spills3 letters
03Old cleaning cloth3 letters
04Old cloth for cleaning3 letters
05Torn cloth3 letters
06Worn cloth for wiping3 letters
07Scrap of cloth3 letters
08Worn cloth3 letters

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