Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dishcloth.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dish-cloth.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a cloth for washing dishes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A piece of
cloth (a "rag ") used forwashing dishes . - noun slang A
unclean person
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a cloth for washing dishes
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Examples
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The "dishrag" effort points now to several bloggers pages about the bomb, with the intended victim coming in fifth.
Archive 2003-12-01 2003
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Bernard Sun of the Jean Georges group called it "lively and opulent" and Belinda liked "the brioche on the nose"; Raj Vaidya of Daniel aka the class clown thought it smelled "like the air coming out of the subway on a hot day," or alternately, "a decaying dishrag."
The 1996 Champagnes: Great, but Just How Great? Jay McInerney 2011
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Suzanne rinsed the dishrag out in the spotless sink.
Rogue Oracle 2011
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I heard glass crashing to the floor and looked to see Buzz holding a dishrag in one hand and a shocked expression on his face.
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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Gently! he added, as Oates tossed an unconscious man over his shoulder like a dishrag.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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The incubus lingered at the opening of the kitchen, leaning on one arm against the doorframe, the other hand casually holding a dishrag over his important bits.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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The incubus lingered at the opening of the kitchen, leaning on one arm against the doorframe, the other hand casually holding a dishrag over his important bits.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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Holly tossed the dishrag off her shoulder and went out onto the porch.
A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011
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If you thought Mildred down the street was a dishrag, then Ethel tells you she is “really scary”, you give Mildred a closer look.
Canada 2009
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Holly tossed the dishrag off her shoulder and went out onto the porch.
A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011
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