English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 387 of 430

rougetnoun

A porcine infectuous disease.

Rouget's railnoun

A bird from the family Rallidae, Rougetius rougetii.

roughadj

Not smooth; uneven.

rough and readyadj

Crude or unpolished, but still fit for use; good enough.

rough around the edgesadj

In need of refinement; unsophisticated.

rough breathingnoun

Aspiration on a vowel or semivowel in Ancient Greek.

rough cutnoun

The second of three stages of offline editing of a film, recognizable as a conventional film but having notable defects such as incomplete narrative flow and missing visual or sound effects.

rough diamondnoun

Synonym of diamond in the rough.

rough edgesnoun

Minor imperfections.

rough end of the pineapplenoun

The worst of something; harsh treatment.

rough itverb

To endure hard living conditions; to live without ordinary comforts.

rough justicenoun

Treatment or punishment that is not considered fair or in accordance with the law.

rough musicnoun

Improvised noise created by banging saucepans, scrap metal etc., especially as a way for communities to express outrage or displeasure at someone's behaviour.

rough outverb

To create the rough shape of (something, such as a machined part or a sculpture); to do the first-fix setup of (something, such as plumbing or wiring).

rough patchnoun

A difficult or embattling period of one's life.

rough ridenoun

The practice of not applying a seat belt to a handcuffed detainee in a transport vehicle before driving erratically, causing that detainee to be violently shaken about.

rough ridernoun

Something, such as a steam locomotive, that does not travel smoothly when in motion

rough sleddingnoun

A difficult period of time.

rough sleepernoun

A homeless person who sleeps outdoors.

rough tradenoun

Rough or tough men who are available as casual sexual partners for other men (for example in exchange for money).

rough trotnoun

A series of difficult circumstances.

rough upverb

to manhandle or beat up

rough up the bullpenverb

To manage easily to hit pitching by the starting and relief pitchers of the opposing team, despite the types of pitches thrown or the skill of the pitchers.

rough-and-tumbleadj

Active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm.

rough-booknoun

Alternative form of rough book.

rough-drawverb

To sketch roughly; to make a quick, unpolished version.

rough-dressedadj

Of building stone, not smooth, uncut.

rough-hewverb

To cut or shape something roughly without finishing or tidying the surface.

rough-hewnadj

Hewn roughly without a neat finish.

rough-legged buzzardnoun

Buteo lagopus, a medium-large bird of prey.

roughagenoun

Originally (archaic), garbage, rubbish, or waste; later (agriculture) the portions of a crop which are discarded, such as husks, stalks, etc.; also, agricultural waste such as weeds.

Roughanname

A surname from Irish.

roughcastnoun

A crude model.

roughcasternoun

someone who works with roughcasting.

roughdrawverb

Alternative form of rough-draw.

roughdrawnverb

past participle of roughdraw

roughdryverb

In laundry work, to dry without smoothing or ironing.

roughenverb

To make rough.

roughenernoun

That which roughens.

roughestadj

superlative form of rough: most rough

roughheadnoun

A fish, the common shiner, Luxilus cornutus.

roughhousenoun

rowdy behaviour

roughhousernoun

One who roughhouses.

roughienoun

Alternative form of roughy (“type of fish”).

roughishadj

Somewhat rough.

roughishlyadv

In a roughish manner; somewhat roughly.

roughishnessnoun

Slight roughness.

roughlegnoun

Buteo lagopus, a bird of prey.

roughlyadv

In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness.

roughly speakingadv

Not being totally accurate (used as a phrase to specify).

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter R contains 21,470 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 430 pages, and you are currently viewing page 387. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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