The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistency, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.
A shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives).
The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
To form such hardened tissue.
A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.
A poor, low-ranking kicker.
A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.
A curtain of various kinds.
A sail, or any piece of canvas.
Sanitary napkins, pads, or other materials used to absorb menstrual discharge.
A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.
Tattered clothes.
A ragged edge in metalworking.
To dance to ragtime music.
To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
To become tattered.
To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.