rough:1
adjectivebefore 12th century{ds||1|a|}
- marked by inequalities, ridges, or projections on the surface : coarse
- covered with or made up of coarse and often shaggy hair
- having a broken, uneven, or bumpy surface
rough:2
adverb
rough
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14th century{ds||1||}
- roughly
- without usual conveniences; especially : without proper shelter
rough:3
noun
rough
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15th century{ds||1||}
- uneven ground covered with high grass, brush, and stones; specifically : such ground bordering a golf fairway
- the rugged or disagreeable side or aspect
- something in a crude, unfinished, or preliminary state
rough:4
verb
rough
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1728{ds||1||}
- roughen
- to subject to abuse : manhandle, beat —usually used with up
- to subject to unnecessary and intentional violence in a sport
rough-and-ready
adjective1730
- crude in nature, method, or manner but effective in action or use
rough-and-tumble:1
noun1810
- rough disorderly unrestrained fighting or struggling; also : infighting
rough-and-tumble:2
adjective
rough-and-tumble
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1818{ds||1||}
- marked by rough-and-tumble; also : rough-and-ready
- put together haphazardly : makeshift
rough bluegrass
noun
rough bluegrass
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circa 1925
- a forage grass (Poa trivialis) of Eurasia and northern Africa that is naturalized in North America
rough breathing
noun
rough breathing
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1696{ds||1||}
- a mark ' used in Greek over some initial vowels to show that they are aspirated or over ρ to show that it is voiceless
- the sound indicated by a mark ' over a Greek vowel or ρ
rough cut
noun
rough cut
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1937
- a print of an incompletely edited movie
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