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 for washing 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

  • The "dishrag" effort points now to several bloggers pages about the bomb, with the intended victim coming in fifth.

    Archive 2003-12-01 2003

  • 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

  • Suzanne rinsed the dishrag out in the spotless sink.

    Rogue Oracle 2011

  • 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

  • Gently! he added, as Oates tossed an unconscious man over his shoulder like a dishrag.

    End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011

  • 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

  • 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

  • Holly tossed the dishrag off her shoulder and went out onto the porch.

    A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011

  • 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

  • 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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