Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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remonstrate | No | No | Yes | No |
rag | Yes | No | Yes | No |
remonstrate (noun) | rag (noun) |
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a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) | |
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 |
remonstrate (verb) | rag (verb) |
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argue in protest or opposition | break into lumps before sorting |
present and urge reasons in opposition | censure severely or angrily |
censure severely or angrily | harass with persistent criticism or carping |
play in ragtime | |
treat cruelly | |
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations |