rough-hew
— Verb
– English
~ hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber"
rough in
— Verb
– English
~ prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
rough-dry
— Verb
– English
~ dry without smoothing or ironing; "rough-dry the laundry"
rough
— Verb
– English
~ prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
rough-house
— Verb
– English
~ treat in a rough or boisterous manner
rough
— Adjective
– English
~ not carefully or expertly made; "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry"
rough
— Adjective
– English
~ unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
rough
— Adjective
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~ (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse; "she was a diamond in the rough"; "rough manners"
rough-and-ready
— Adjective
– English
~ crude but effective for the purpose at hand
rough
— Adjective
– English
~ not shaped by cutting or trimming; "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones"
rough
— Adjective
– English
~ not perfected; "a rough draft"; "a few rough sketches"
rough
— Adjective
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~ causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; "a rough ride"
rough-cut
— Adjective
– English
~ lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"
rough
— Adjective
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~ not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
rough
— Adjective
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~ full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"
rough
— Adjective
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~ violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"
rough
— Adjective
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~ having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
rough
— Adjective
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~ of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
rough
— Adjective
– English
~ unkind or cruel or uncivil; "had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"; "a rough answer"
rough
— Adjective
– English
~ unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"