Newspaper vs. Rag

Newspapernoun

(countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.

Newspapernoun

A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.

Newspaperverb

(transitive) To cover with newspaper.

Newspaperverb

To engage in the business of journalism (usually used only in the gerund, newspapering)

Newspaperverb

to harass in newspaper articles.

Newspapernoun

A sheet of paper printed and distributed, at stated intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events, advocating opinions, etc.; a public print that circulates news, advertisements, proceedings of legislative bodies, public announcements, etc.

Newspapernoun

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements;

Newspapernoun

a business firm that publishes newspapers;

Newspapernoun

a newspaper as a physical object;

Newspapernoun

cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers;

Newspaper

A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns.

Ragnoun

(in the plural) Tattered clothes.

Ragnoun

A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.

Ragnoun

A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.

Ragnoun

A ragged edge in metalworking.

Ragnoun

A sail, or any piece of canvas.

Ragnoun

A newspaper, magazine.

Ragnoun

(poker) A poor, low-ranking kicker.

Ragnoun

A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.

Ragnoun

(dated) A prank or practical joke.

Ragnoun

A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.

Ragnoun

An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands.

Ragnoun

A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.

Ragverb

(intransitive) To become tattered.

Ragverb

To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.

Ragverb

To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.

Ragverb

To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.

Ragverb

To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.

Ragverb

To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.

Ragverb

To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.

Ragverb

To dance to ragtime music.

Ragverb

To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.

Ragverb

To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.

Ragverb

To become tattered.

Ragverb

To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.

Ragverb

To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.

Ragverb

To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.

Ragverb

To dance to ragtime music, esp. in some manner considered indecorous.

Ragnoun

A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment.

Ragnoun

Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress.

Ragnoun

A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.

Ragnoun

A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture.

Ragnoun

A ragged edge.

Ragnoun

A sail, or any piece of canvas.

Ragnoun

a small piece of cloth or paper

Ragnoun

a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

Ragnoun

music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

Ragnoun

newspaper with half-size pages

Ragnoun

a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

Ragverb

treat cruelly;

Ragverb

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;

Ragverb

play in ragtime;

Ragverb

harass with persistent criticism or carping;

Ragverb

censure severely or angrily;

Ragverb

break into lumps before sorting;

Ragnoun

a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things

Ragnoun

old or tattered clothes

Ragnoun

the smallest scrap of cloth or clothing

Ragnoun

a newspaper, typically one regarded as being of low quality

Ragnoun

a herd of colts

Ragnoun

a programme of stunts, parades, and other entertainments organized by students to raise money for charity

Ragnoun

a boisterous prank or practical joke

Ragnoun

a large coarse roofing slate.

Ragnoun

a hard, coarse sedimentary rock that can be broken into thick slabs.

Ragnoun

a ragtime composition or tune.

Ragnoun

variant of raga

Ragverb

give a decorative effect to (a painted surface) by applying paint, typically of a different colour, with a rag

Ragverb

apply (paint) to a surface with a rag.

Ragverb

make fun of (someone) in a boisterous manner

Ragverb

rebuke severely

Ragverb

keep possession of (the puck) by skilful stick-handling and avoidance of opponents, so as to waste time