rough R₁O₁U₁G₂H₄

Adjective 4 meanings

1. Not smooth; uneven.

   “rough surface”

2. Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.

   “a rough estimate”

3. Turbulent.

   “rough weather”

4. Difficult; trying.

   “Being a teenager nowadays can be rough.”

Noun 4 meanings

1. The unmowed part of a golf course.

2. A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.

3. 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.

4. The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.

Verb 4 meanings

1. To create in an approximate form.

   “Rough in the shape first, then polish the details.”

2. To break the rules by being excessively violent.

3. To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.

4. To render rough; to roughen.

Adverb 1 meaning

1. In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

Similar and opposite words

• THROUGH₁₄
• ENOUGH₁₀
• THOUGH₁₃
• ALTHOUGH₁₅
• TOUGH₉
• LAUGH₉
• THOROUGH₁₅
• COUGH₁₁
• DOUGH₁₀
• BOROUGH₁₃
• BREAKTHROUGH₂₅
• TROUGH₁₀

• TOUGH₉
• COUGH₁₁
• DOUGH₁₀
• ROUGE₆
• HOUGH₁₂
• LOUGH₉
• BOUGH₁₁
• ROUTH₈
• SOUGH₉