Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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rag | Yes | No | Yes | No |
lecture | Yes | No | Yes | No |
rag (noun) | lecture (noun) |
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a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) | teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) |
a small piece of cloth | a speech that is open to the public |
newspaper with half-size pages | a lengthy rebuke |
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 |
rag (verb) | lecture (verb) |
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break into lumps before sorting | censure severely or angrily |
censure severely or angrily | deliver a lecture or talk |
harass with persistent criticism or carping | |
play in ragtime | |
treat cruelly | |
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations |