rough vs well

rough

adj
  • Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition. 

  • Turbulent. 

  • Crude; unrefined. 

  • Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished. 

  • Difficult; trying. 

  • Violent; not careful or subtle. 

  • Not polished; uncut. 

  • Harsh-tasting. 

  • Unwell due to alcohol; hungover. 

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

  • Worn; shabby; weather-beaten. 

  • Not smooth; uneven. 

noun
  • 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. 

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

  • 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. 

adv
  • In a rough manner; rudely; roughly. 

well

adj
  • In good health. 

  • Prudent; good; well-advised. 

  • Good, content. 

verb
  • To have something seep out of the surface. 

  • To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring. 

intj
  • An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and spoken in a lowering intonation). 

  • Used to acknowledge a statement or situation. 

  • An exclamation of indignance. 

  • Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something. 

  • Used in speech to fill gaps, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question; filled pause. 

  • Used as a greeting 

  • Used as a question to demand an answer from someone reluctant to answer. 

noun
  • A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported to market. 

  • A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects. 

  • A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water. 

  • A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries. 

  • A source of supply. 

  • The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall. 

  • An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole. 

  • In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes. 

  • A well drink. 

  • A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids. 

  • A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring. 

  • The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls. 

  • The cockpit of a sailboat. 

  • The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom. 

  • A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate. 

adv
  • To a significant degree. 

  • In a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously. 

  • Accurately, competently, satisfactorily. 

  • Completely, fully. 

  • Very (as a general-purpose intensifier). 

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