roughcast |
a coarse plaster made of mortar mixed with small stones, used as a finish for exterior walls. [4 definitions] |
rough draft |
a rough or preliminary sketch of a piece of writing, or a version still subject to revision. |
rough-dry |
to dry (laundry) without pressing or smoothing out. [2 definitions] |
roughen |
to make or become uneven or coarse; rough. |
rough-hew |
to cut or shape (material such as wood or stone) in rough form, leaving rough surfaces. [2 definitions] |
roughhouse |
boisterous or rowdy play or wrestling, esp. when occurring indoors. [2 definitions] |
rough it |
to live without the ordinary daily comforts. |
rough-legged hawk |
a type of large hawk with dark plumage and whitish feathers covering its legs. |
roughly |
in a rough manner. [2 definitions] |
roughneck |
one who behaves in a tough or rude manner; rowdy. |
roughrider |
one who does, or whose work involves, much hard riding, esp. one who breaks horses for riding. [2 definitions] |
roughshod |
shod with horseshoes that have projecting metal points or nails, to prevent slipping. |
rough trade |
(slang) a tough, sadistic homosexual male hired or picked up for sex, or all such persons collectively. |
roulade |
a small, thin slice of meat rolled around a filling and cooked. [2 definitions] |
roulette |
a gambling game in which the players wager on which slot on a revolving wheel a ball will fall into when the wheel stops spinning. [3 definitions] |
Roumania |
see "Rumania." |
round |
having a circular or spherical shape. [24 definitions] |
roundabout |
circuitous; indirect. [2 definitions] |
round dance |
a folk dance performed by a circle of dancers. [2 definitions] |
round down |
to reduce a number to its nearest whole number, or to reduce a number to the nearest lower number that ends in zero. |
rounded |
having a curved shape; made round. [2 definitions] |