rough
/ɹʌf/ noun C2- The unmowed part of a golf course.
- A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
- A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
- The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
- A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
- A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.
Plural roughs
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The rough-and-tumble work in Afghanistan, coming on the top of a natural Bohemianism of disposition, has made me rather more lax than befits a medical man.
He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots, and he looked stern and solemn, and rarely spoke.
Don’t you think it’s pretty rough not to let her go to the picnic when she’s so set on it?”
I’m used to rough work; but I fairly turned sick at the sight of him.
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