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41rough*/*/ — [rʌf] adj I 1) with a surface that is not smooth The walls were built of dark rough stone.[/ex] a rough dirt track[/ex] strong winds and rough seas[/ex] 2) informal difficult and full of problems I ve had a really rough day at the office.[/ex] 3) …
42rough — I adj. (colloq.) not gentle 1) rough on (you ve been pretty rough on the children) difficult 2) rough to + inf. (it s rough to work at night = it s rough working at night) 3) (misc.) it was rough on him, losing his job like that II n. unpolished… …
43rough — en·rough; rough; rough·age; rough·en; rough·ish; rough·ly; rough·ness; rough·om·e·ter; rough·ride; rough·rid·er; rough·some; scar·bo·rough; un·rough; rough·house; rough·neck; rough·necked; …
44rough — {{11}}rough (adj.) O.E. ruh rough, untrimmed, uncultivated, from W.Gmc. *rukhwaz shaggy, hairy, rough (Cf. M.Du. ruuch, Du. ruig, O.H.G. ruher, Ger. rauh), from P.Gmc. *rukhaz. The original gh sound was guttural, as in Scottish loch. Sense of… …
45rough — adjective 1》 having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level. 2》 not gentle; violent or boisterous: rough treatment. ↘(of weather or the sea) wild and stormy. 3》 not finished tidily; plain and basic. ↘unsophisticated or… …
46rough — 01. The bark on that tree is really [rough], but the leaves are very smooth. 02. His hands are really [rough] because he never wears gloves when he is working in the garden. 03. American football is a [rough] sport, and players regularly get… …
47rough — 1. adjective 1) rough ground Syn: uneven, irregular, bumpy, stony, rocky, rugged, rutted, pitted 2) the terrier s rough coat Syn: coarse, bristly, scratchy …
48rough in — verb prepare in preliminary or sketchy form • Syn: ↑rough, ↑rough out • Hypernyms: ↑prepare • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * transitive verb : to install in a b …
49rough it — phrasal : to endure hard or primitive living conditions : live without ordinary comforts rough it on a camping trip * * * rough it 1. To live in rough or basic conditions (to which one is unaccustomed) 2. To take whatever hardships come • • •… …
50rough — Synonyms and related words: Babbitt, Herculean, Philistine, Spartan, abrupt, abstruse, abuse, acerb, acerbic, acid, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acute, aggressive, agitated, amaroidal, approximate, arduous, arrested, arriviste, asperous,… …
