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Nouns (9)

n. a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

n. a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

ragtime

n. music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

sheet, tabloid

n. newspaper with half-size pages

tag, shred, tatter, tag end

n. a small piece of cloth or paper

Verbs (44)

rag

v. break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"

rag

v. play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"

torment, dun, bedevil, tantalize, frustrate, crucify

v. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

rally, ride, tease, taunt, cod, bait, twit, tantalize

v. harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

bother, devil, nark, nettle, gravel, irritate, mortify, get to, get at, rile, annoy, vex

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

jaw, rebuke, reproof, reprimand, scold, dress down, chide, berate, lambaste, lambast, remonstrate with, jaw at, chew up, bawl out, chew out, have words with

v. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (247)

account, story, history, chronicle

n. a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"

periodical

n. a publication that appears at fixed intervals

fabric, cloth, material, textile

n. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

disk, harrow

v. draw a harrow over (land)

hunt, hound, trace

v. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

hassle, plague, harry, provoke, harass, beset, chivy, chivvy, chevy, molest

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

heckle, harass

v. challenge aggressively

victimize, victimise, make a victim of

v. make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"

torture, torment, excruciate

v. subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

molest, harass sexually

v. harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

abuse, mistreat, maltreat, ill-use, ill-treat

v. treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

crush, suppress, oppress

v. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"

tickle, titillate

v. excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"

interest, cause to be interested

v. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

pique, offend

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

invite, tempt

v. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"

allure, tempt

v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

bait, lure with bait

v. lure, entice, or entrap with bait

handle, treat, treat with, do by

v. interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

hunt, hound, trace

v. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

heckle, harass

v. challenge aggressively

control, manipulate

v. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"

allure, tempt

v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

lure, tempt, entice

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

insult, affront

v. treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"

joke, jest, tell a joke

v. tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"

gather, get together, assemble

v. get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"

gather, collect, congregate

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

convene, meet formally

v. meet formally; "The council convened last week"

gather, meet, assemble, forgather, foregather

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

grapple, deal, cope, contend, get by, manage

v. come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

sneer

v. smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"

tease, bug, badger, harass, beleaguer, pester

v. annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

madden, drive crazy, drive mad, drive nuts

v. drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves

anger, make angry

v. make angry; "The news angered him"

harass, oppress, persecute

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

hassle, plague, harry, provoke, harass, beset, chivy, chivvy, chevy, molest

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

v. exasperate or irritate

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

needle, goad, nettle

v. goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"

trouble, disquiet, disorder, unhinge, perturb, derange, cark, distract

v. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

pique, offend

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

peeve

v. cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

abuse, mistreat, maltreat, ill-use, ill-treat

v. treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

molest, harass sexually

v. harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

torture, torment, excruciate

v. subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

victimize, victimise, make a victim of

v. make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"

heckle, harass

v. challenge aggressively

hunt, hound, trace

v. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

excite, arouse a feeling

v. arouse or elicit a feeling

shake, stir, stimulate, excite, shake up

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

hurt, wound, spite, injure, offend

v. hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"

enrage

v. put into a rage; make violently angry

upset, trouble, disturb

v. move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

weight, burden, burthen, burden with, weight down

v. weight down with a load

rack, torture, torment, excruciate

v. torment emotionally or mentally

outrage, incense, exasperate, enfuriate, infuriate

v. make furious

induce, bring on

v. cause to arise; "induce a crisis"

worry

v. be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"

excite, agitate, commove, charge up

v. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

anger, see red, get angry

v. become angry; "He angers easily"

bother, annoy

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

censure, reprimand, criminate

v. rebuke formally

admonish, reprove, take to task, get after

v. take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

reproach, upbraid

v. express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

objurgate, condemn, decry, excoriate

v. express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"

condemn, judge unfit, declare unfit

v. declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector"

spout, jabber, rant, rave, mouth off, rabbit on

v. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

explode

v. cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/

harangue, address forcefully

v. deliver a harangue to; address forcefully

lecture, talk

v. deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

rail, vilify, revile, vituperate

v. spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

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Antonyms (12)

delight, please, give joy

v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

assuage, mollify, appease, gentle, pacify, lenify, placate, gruntle

v. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

praise

v. express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"

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