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RAGBAG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ragbag mean? 

RAGBAG (noun)
  The noun RAGBAG has 2 senses:

1. a motley assortment of thingsplay

2. a bag in which rags are keptplay

  Familiarity information: RAGBAG used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RAGBAG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A motley assortment of things

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

farrago; gallimaufry; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; melange; mingle-mangle; mishmash; oddments; odds and ends; omnium-gatherum; ragbag

Hypernyms ("ragbag" is a kind of...):

assortment; miscellanea; miscellany; mixed bag; mixture; motley; potpourri; salmagundi; smorgasbord; variety (a collection containing a variety of sorts of things)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A bag in which rags are kept

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ragbag" is a kind of...):

bag (a flexible container with a single opening)


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