a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity
RAG
play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"
newspaper with half-size pages
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"
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"
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
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"
a small piece of cloth or paper
STRING
a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";
a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"
a lightweight cord
a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical"
a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)
provide with strings; "string my guitar"
a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding; "a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of thought"
thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"