dishrag
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- noun
- /ˈdɪʃræɡ/
- US
:
trapo de cocina
- Jim's mother opened the stove door with a dishrag.
- a wet dishrag
- a dirty dishrag
- a limp dishrag
Examples
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Mama took them out of the carton and wiped each brown oval with a dishrag, like they might have chicken germs.
Fiction book (1990) -
People started wiping the floor with napkins, paper towels, and smelly dishrags from the kitchen.
Fiction book (1995) -
Luella, you skin out to the kitchen and get me a dishrag.
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"Your T-shirt is wet as a dishrag," she said.
Fiction book (1994) -
Angel had the dishrag slung over her shoulder.
Fiction book (1992) -
Mama hissed a hurried, impatient breath, threw the dishrag into the aluminum dishpan on top of the rusting deep freezer, and squatted beside her.
Fiction book (1998) -
I need a clean dishrag to wipe the plates after washing them.
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She uses a clean dishrag to dry the dishes before putting them away.
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After cleaning the kitchen, I always wash the dishrag in hot water.
Synonyms
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A small piece of old cloth used for cleaning
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A small square cloth to wash your face and body
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A cloth used to wash and dry dishes
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A small piece of soft material used to wipe surfaces and remove dirt or oil
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A small cloth used to wash the face or body
A small piece of cloth used for cleaning
A piece of cloth for cleaning grease, oil, or dirt in workshops
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Morphology
Etymology
Dishrag is made from the two simple words dish ('plate') and rag ('old cloth'), so it simply means a small cloth for cleaning dishes. That's why a dishrag is used to wash or wipe plates.