medium vs rough

medium

noun
  • One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured. 

  • A format for communicating or presenting information. 

  • A middle place or degree. 

  • A means, channel, agency or go-between through which communication, commerce, etc is conveyed or carried on, or by which an aim is achieved. 

  • A substance, structure, or environment in which living organisms subsist, grow or are cultured. 

  • One who fits an item of that size. 

  • A nutrient substance, commonly a solution or solid, for the growth of cells in vitro. 

  • The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process. 

  • The materials or empty space through which signals, waves, or forces pass. 

  • A means of expression, in the arts, such as a material (oil, pastel, clay, etc) or method or style (expressionism, jazz, etc). 

  • A liquid base which carries pigment in paint. 

  • The mean or middle term of a syllogism, that by which the extremes are brought into connection. 

  • An item labelled or denoted as being that size. 

  • The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent. 

  • Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world. 

adj
  • That is medium (the manufactured size). 

  • Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc. 

  • Of meat, cooked to a point greater than rare but less than well done; typically, so the meat is still red in the centre. 

adv
  • To a medium extent. 

rough

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

  • A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming. 

  • 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. 

  • The unmowed part of a golf course. 

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

  • A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping. 

verb
  • To render rough; to roughen. 

  • To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes. 

  • To create in an approximate form. 

  • To endure primitive conditions. 

  • To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping. 

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

adj
  • Turbulent. 

  • Crude; unrefined. 

  • Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished. 

  • Difficult; trying. 

  • Violent; not careful or subtle. 

  • Not polished; uncut. 

  • Harsh-tasting. 

  • Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition. 

  • Unwell due to alcohol; hungover. 

  • Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating. 

  • Worn; shabby; weather-beaten. 

  • Not smooth; uneven. 

adv
  • In a rough manner; rudely; roughly. 

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