Definition of rough

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Rough (n.) Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers..

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Parallel :: Parallel (a.) Continuing a resemblance through many particulars; applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case; a parallel passage..
Whur :: Whur (n.) A humming or whirring sound, like that of a body moving through the air with velocity; a whir..
Organific :: Organific (a.) Making an organic or organized structure; producing an organism; acting through, or resulting from, organs..
Polyeidic :: Polyeidic (a.) Passing through several distinct larval forms; -- having several distinct kinds of young.
Wrought :: Wrought () imp. & p. p. of Work.
Voltameter :: Voltameter (n.) An instrument for measuring the voltaic electricity passing through it, by its effect in decomposing water or some other chemical compound acting as an electrolyte..
Tartareous :: Tartareous (a.) Having the surface rough and crumbling; as, many lichens are tartareous..
Horizon :: Horizon (n.) A plane passing through the eye of the spectator and at right angles to the vertical at a given place; a plane tangent to the earth's surface at that place; called distinctively the sensible horizon.
Brusque :: Brusque (a.) Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style..
Paytine :: Paytine (n.) An alkaloid obtained from a white bark resembling that of the cinchona, first brought from Payta, in Peru..
Perpetuation :: Perpetuation (n.) The act of making perpetual, or of preserving from extinction through an endless existence, or for an indefinite period of time; continuance..
Barbacan :: Barbacan (n.) An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy..
Cyclopean :: Cyclopean (a.) Pertaining to the Cyclops; characteristic of the Cyclops; huge; gigantic; vast and rough; massive; as, Cyclopean labors; Cyclopean architecture..
Perpender :: Perpender (n.) A large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on both sides of it, and acting as a binder; -- called also perbend, perpend stone, and perpent stone..
Contrite :: Contrite (a.) Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for sin because it is displeasing to God; humbly and thoroughly penitent.
Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To clear of contents by forcing air through; as, to blow an egg; to blow one's nose..
Scrub :: Scrub (v. t.) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate..
Burgess :: Burgess (n.) One who represents a borough in Parliament.
Roughhew :: Roughhew (v. t.) To hew coarsely, without smoothing; as, to roughhew timber..
Highway :: Highway (n.) A road or way open to the use of the public; a main road or thoroughfare.
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