rough
nouns
the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
is a part of
course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf
is a type of (narrower)
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
"a good site for the school"
adjectives
having or caused by an irregular surface
"trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
"she was a diamond in the rough"; "rough manners"
is derived from
is similar to
(used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth
"how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"
not quite exact or correct
"the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
full of hardship or trials
"the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"
violently agitated and turbulent
"boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"
is derived from
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
"a gravelly voice"
is derived from
ready and able to resort to force or violence
"pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men"
is derived from
of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
is similar to
having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
is similar to
having a surface covered with a network of cracks and small crevices
"a tree with rimose bark"
is similar to
having incised margins with the lobes or teeth pointing toward the base; as dandelion leaves
is similar to
notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
see also
(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
see also
composed of more than one part
"compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads"
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
"a rough ride"
antonym
not carefully or expertly made
"managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry"
is derived from
not perfected
"a rough draft"; "a few rough sketches"
is similar to
not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing
"dull unpolished shoes"
unpleasantly stern
"wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
is derived from
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