Book
Book noun - A publication that appears at regular intervals.
Usage example: older people in these parts still tend to call a magazine a book
Rag
Rag noun - A publication that appears at regular intervals.
Usage example: the local rag publishes more gossip than news
Nearby Word: ragtime
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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In the last Time Scout book, a bad guy running from the heroes tosses a burning rag onto a barrel of gunpowder in the middle of an arsenal in the middle of Victorian London's dockland.
Source: Kill It with Fire - Used heavily in the book Armageddon Rag, about a 60's rock band making a comeback in the 80's.
Source: Stock Quotes - In the book This Rag And Bone Shop, a little girl turns up murdered in the woods.
Source: Break The Cutie / Literature
Cite this Source
Rag and Book. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/book/rag
Book & Rag. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/book/rag>.
Rag or Book. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/book/rag.
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