Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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chafe | Yes | No | Yes | No |
rag | Yes | No | Yes | No |
chafe (noun) | rag (noun) |
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anger produced by some annoying irritation | a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) |
soreness and warmth caused by friction | a small piece of cloth |
newspaper with half-size pages | |
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) | |
a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities |
chafe (verb) | rag (verb) |
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warm by rubbing, as with the hands | break into lumps before sorting |
tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading | censure severely or angrily |
cause friction | harass with persistent criticism or carping |
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | play in ragtime |
feel extreme irritation or anger | treat cruelly |
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations |