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1: a garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves

1: a sleeve that extends in one piece to the neckline of a coat or sweater with seams from the armhole to the neck

1: Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973) [syn: {Frisch}, {Ragnar Frisch}]

1: Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973) [syn: {Frisch}, {Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch}]

1: myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil [syn: {Gotterdammerung}, {Twilight of the Gods}]

1: well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables

1: an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps as a means of livelihood

1: a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular colla...

1: a worker who sorts rags and old clothing for new uses (as in papermaking)

1: a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular colla...

1: disparaging terms for the common people [syn: {rabble}, {riffraff}, {ragtag and bobtail}]

1: disparaging terms for the common people [syn: {rabble}, {riffraff}, {ragtag}]

1: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) [syn: {rag}]

1: a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center [syn: {Dubrovnik}]

1: widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity [syn: {ragwort}, {tansy ragwort}, {benweed}, {Senecio jacobaea}] 2:...

1: pollen of the ragweed plant is a common allergen

1: widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity [syn: {tansy ragwort}, {ragweed}, {benweed}, {Senecio jacobaea}] 2:...

1: a demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses

1: a sudden short attack [syn: {foray}, {maraud}] 2: an attempt by speculators to defraud investors v 1: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house" [...

1: someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) [syn: {plunderer}, {pillager}, {looter}, {spoiler}, {despoiler}, {freebooter}] 2: a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a...

1: characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding; "bands of marauding Indians"; "predatory warfare"; "a raiding party" [syn: {marauding}, {predatory}]

1: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports [syn: {railing}] 2: short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety" 3: a bar or bars of rolled steel making a tra...

1: a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle)

1: enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves" [syn: {rail}]

1: the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed [syn: {line}, {railway line}]

1: separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace" [syn: {rail}]

1: the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads [syn: {railroading}]

1: a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences [syn: {splitter}]

1: a fan of racing who watches races from the outer rail of the track

1: a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" [syn: {car}, {railway car}, {railroad car}]

1: a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution 2: the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway

1: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports [syn: {rail}] 2: material for making rails or rails collectively

1: light teasing repartee [syn: {banter}, {give-and-take}, {backchat}]

1: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system [syn: {railway}, {railroad line}, {railway line}, {railway system}] 2: a line of track providing a runway for whe...

1: a bed on which railroad track is laid

1: a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" [syn: {car}, {railcar}, {railway car}]

1: the operator of a railway locomotive [syn: {engineer}, {locomotive engineer}, {engine driver}]

1: an apartment whose rooms are all in a line with doors between them

1: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system [syn: {railway}, {railroad}, {railway line}, {railway system}]

1: an employee of a railroad [syn: {trainman}, {railroader}, {railwayman}, {railway man}]

1: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass [syn: {siding}, {turnout}, {sidetrack}]

1: terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods [syn: {railway station}, {railroad terminal}, {train station}, {train depot}]

1: terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods [syn: {railway station}, {railroad station}, {train station}, {train depot}]

1: a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train [syn: {train ticket}]

1: one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" [syn: {tie}, {crosstie}, {sleeper}]

1: a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" [syn: {railroad}, {railway}]

1: public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" [syn: {train}]

1: a tunnel through which the railroad track runs

1: Prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas [syn: {beach morning glory}, {Ipomoea pes-caprae}]

1: larvae bore into and feed on apples [syn: {apple maggot}, {Rhagoletis pomonella}]

1: an employee of a railroad [syn: {trainman}, {railroad man}, {railwayman}, {railway man}]

1: the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads [syn: {rail technology}]

1: a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll [syn: {track}, {rail}]

1: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system [syn: {railroad}, {railroad line}, {railway line}, {railway system}] 2: a line of track providing a runway for wh...

1: a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" [syn: {car}, {railcar}, {railroad car}]

1: a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross

1: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system [syn: {railway}, {railroad}, {railroad line}, {railway system}] 2: the road consisting of railroad track and road...

1: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks [syn: {locomotive}, {engine}, {locomotive engine}]

1: an employee of a railroad [syn: {trainman}, {railroader}, {railroad man}, {railwayman}]

1: terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods [syn: {railroad station}, {railroad terminal}, {train station}, {train depot}]