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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shred, come apart |
| Synonyms: | become ragged, become threadbare, chafe, erode, frazzle, fret, ravel, rip, rub, tatter, tear, unravel, wear, wear away, wear thin |
| Main Entry: | shred |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny piece |
| Synonyms: | atom, bit, cantlet, crumb, fragment, grain, iota, jot, modicum, ounce, part, particle, rag, ray, ribbon, scintilla, scrap, shadow, sliver, smidgen, snippet, speck, stitch, tatter, trace, whit |
| Antonyms: | lot |
| Main Entry: | shred |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut into ribbons |
| Synonyms: | cut, fray, frazzle, make ragged, reduce, shave, sliver, strip, tatter, tear |
| Antonyms: | mend, sew |
| Main Entry: | tear |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rip, cut |
| Synonyms: | breach, break, crack, damage, fissure, gash, hole, imperfection, laceration, mutilation, rent, run, rupture, scratch, split, tatter |
| Antonyms: | perfection |
| Main Entry: | rag |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | annoy |
| Synonyms: | banter, flitter, fragment, frazzle, harass, jive, joke, josh, kid, mock, needle, patch, razz, remnant, rib, scold, scrap, shred, tatter, tease |
| Main Entry: | rag |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cloth |
| Synonyms: | dishrag, dustcloth, remnant, scrap, shred, tatter, wiper |
| Main Entry: | clothes/clothing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal attire |
| Synonyms: | Sunday best, accouterment, apparel, array, caparison, civvies, costume, covering, drag*, drapery, dress, duds, ensemble, equipment, finery, frippery, frock, full feather, garb, garments, gear, get-up, habiliment, habit, hand-me-downs, livery, mufti, outfit, overclothes, panoply, rags, raiment, regalia, rigging, sack, sportswear, tailleur, tatters, things*, threads, toggery, togs, tout ensemble, trappings, trousseau, underclothes, vestment, vesture, vines, wardrobe, wear, weeds, zoot suit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | duds |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clothes |
| Synonyms: | Sunday best, accouterment, apparel, array, civvies, costume, covering, dress, finery, frippery, frock, garb, garments, habiliment, outfit, rags, raiment, sportswear, tatters, threads, wardrobe |
| Main Entry: | clothing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attire |
| Synonyms: | accouterment, apparel, array, caparison, civvies, clothes, costume, covering, drag, drapery, dress, duds, ensemble, equipment, feathers, finery, frippery, frock, full feather, garb, garments, gear, get-up, glad rags, habiliment, habit, hand-me-downs, livery, mufti, outfit, overclothes, panoply, rags, raiment, regalia, rigging, sack, sportswear, tailleur, tatters, things, threads, tog, toggery, tout ensemble, trappings, trousseau, underclothes, vestment, vesture, vines, wardrobe, wear |
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