Phrase Hound found 67 phrases and 115 compound words that contain rag. The most common are listed below. Open rag in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 67
- rag dollA doll made from cloth and stuffed with rags.
- red ragSomething that will enrage another particular person.
- rag rugA rug made of odd scraps of fabric.
- rag paperPaper made from the pulp of rags.
- rag-tagAlternative form of ragtag: Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.
- oily ragAn employee in a menial, unskilled role in a factory or workshop.
- Rowley ragA hard basaltic rock found in the Rowley Hills, near Birmingham, formerly used in paving and construction.
- chew the ragSynonym of chew the fat: To chat idly or generally waste time talking.
- toe ragAlternative form of toerag (“tramp”).
- rag-and-bone manA man who deals in scrap metal and recycled junk (originally including rags and bones, in earlier centuries).
- coral ragA rubbly limestone composed of ancient coral reef material, sometimes used locally in building.
- rag dollsplural of rag doll: A doll made from cloth and stuffed with rags.
- rag tradeThe fashion industry.
- rag wormAlternative form of ragworm: A polychaete worm in the genus Nereis or the family Nereididae, often used as bait in fishing.
- rag-timeDated spelling of ragtime: A musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment.
- rag puddingAn old-fashioned English savoury dish of minced meat and onions wrapped in suet pastry and boiled or steamed.
- lose one's ragTo become angry.
- head ragA head covering comprising a piece of cloth wound around the head and knotted in the front, often associated with African American women.
- smell of an oily ragA very small amount, or the absolute minimum (usually of money).
- snot ragA handkerchief.
- rag bookA book with pages made from fabric, usually cotton, designed to be used by young children.
- Kentish ragA rough fossiliferous limestone found in Kent.
- rag and bone menplural of rag and bone man: A man who deals in scrap metal and recycled junk (originally including rags and bones, in earlier centuries).
- rag-dolledsimple past and past participle of rag-doll
- rag the puckTo retain possession of the puck by skillful skating and stickhandling without attempting to score, as a deliberate tactic intended to use up time.
Compound words 115
- ragwortAny of a number of wild flowering plants with yellow flowers in the family Asteraceae, mostly belonging to Senecio and related genera.
- ragmanA person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man.
- ragtopA convertible (automobile); its convertible top.
- toeragA tramp or vagrant.
- raggyRaglike; like a rag.
- ragpickerA person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man (UK) or ragman (US).
- dishragSynonym of dishcloth (but now widely held to connote a threadbare and unclean nature versus that synonym).
- ragwormA polychaete worm in the genus Nereis or the family Nereididae, often used as bait in fishing.
- shakeragA pauper; a bum.
- raggleA groove or slot, often cut in a masonry wall or other vertical surface, for inserting an inset flashing component such as a reglet.