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A surprising number of teens I meet in rougher schools around the country find refuge in novels and creative writing. It's not always the usual suspects either, the high achievers.
Matt de la Pena

Meaning of "rougher" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROUGHER

rougher  [ˈrʌfə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROUGHER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rougher is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROUGHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Roughness

Roughness may refer to: ▪ Surface roughness, the roughness of a surface ▪ International Roughness Index, the roughness of a road ▪ Hydraulic roughness, the roughness of land and waterway features ▪ Roughness in psychoacoustics refers to the level of dissonance. ▪ The 'roughness' of a line or surface, measured numerically by the Hausdorff dimension ▪ A typical parameter that has been used to quantify the quality of a surface topography is the surface roughness, which is represented by the arithmetic mean value, Ra, the quadratic mean, Rq, and the maximum roughness height, Rt. ▪ Roughness/resel, the resel/roughness of a image/volume.

Definition of rougher in the English dictionary

The first definition of rougher in the dictionary is a person that does the rough preparatory work on something. Other definition of rougher is a piece of cloth from the loom. Rougher is also a studded board used for heckling flax.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROUGHER


bluffer
ˈblʌfə
buffer
ˈbʌfə
candlesnuffer
ˈkænd əlˌsnʌfə
duffer
ˈdʌfə
fluffer
ˈflʌfə
huffer
ˈhʌfə
luffa
ˈlʌfə
puffer
ˈpʌfə
scuffer
ˈskʌfə
snuffer
ˈsnʌfə
stuffer
ˈstʌfə
suffer
ˈsʌfə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROUGHER

rough-hew
rough-hewn
rough-legged buzzard
rough-spoken
roughage
roughback
roughcast
roughcaster
roughen
roughened
roughhouse
roughhousing
roughie
roughies
roughish
roughleg
roughly
roughneck
roughness
roughrider

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROUGHER

Advanced Higher
burgher
checkweigher
cougher
higher
inveigher
laugher
plougher
sigher
sleigher
weigher

Synonyms and antonyms of rougher in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ROUGHER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rougher» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of rougher
aggressive · agitated · amorphous · approximate · arduous · austere · ballpark · basic · bearish · below par · bluff · blunt · bogan · boisterous · bristly · broken · bruiser · brusque · brutal · bumpy · bushy · cacophonous · casual · choppy · churlish · coarse · cougan · craggy · crook · crude · cruel · cursory · curt · difficult · discordant · discourteous · dishevelled · disordered · draft · drastic · estimated · foggy · formless · fuzzy · general · grating · gruff · hairy · hard · harsh · hasty · hazy · hoon · husky · ill · ill-bred · ill-mannered · imperfect · impolite · imprecise · inclement · incomplete · inconsiderate · indelicate · inexact · inharmonious · irregular · jagged · jarring · lager lout · loutish · mock-up · nasty · ned · off colour · outline · poorly · primitive · quick · rasping · raucous · raw · rocky · rotten · rough-and-ready · rough-hewn · roughneck · rowdy · rude · rudimentary · ruffian · rugged · rustic · scozza · severe · shaggy · shapeless · sharp · sick · simple · sketchy · squally · stony · stormy · suggestion · tangled · tempestuous · thug · tough · tousled · turbulent · two-fisted · unceremonious · uncivil · uncomfortable · uncouth · uncultured · uncut · under the weather · undressed · uneven · unfeeling · unfinished · ungracious · unhewn · unjust · unmannerly · unmusical · unpleasant · unpolished · unprocessed · unrefined · unrestrained · unshaven · unshorn · untutored · unwell · unwrought · upset · vague · vicious · wild

Translation of «rougher» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROUGHER

Find out the translation of rougher to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rougher from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rougher» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粗糙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

más áspero
570 millions of speakers

English

rougher
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rougher
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عورة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грубее
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rougher
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

rougher
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rugueux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kasar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rauer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

粗い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거친
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rougher
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முரட்டுத்தனமாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रौगर्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sert
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ruvida
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chropowatych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грубіше
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκληρότερες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rowwer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grövre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

røffere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rougher

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUGHER»

The term «rougher» is quite widely used and occupies the 55.008 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUGHER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rougher

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6 QUOTES WITH «ROUGHER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rougher.
1
Matt de la Pena
A surprising number of teens I meet in rougher schools around the country find refuge in novels and creative writing. It's not always the usual suspects either, the high achievers.
2
Beeban Kidron
I've walked down the street with Madonna, and I've walked down the street with Colin Firth, and it was a little bit more... with Madonna they were a little rougher, but they were all there for Colin. It was amazing. Women adore him. They swoon.
3
Wladimir Klitschko
Politics is comparable to boxing. The only thing is that in politics there are basically no rules. In boxing, you can get a black eye, but in politics you can get poison in your food or a bullet in the head. It's definitely rougher and tougher than other sports.
4
George Lopez
I had a very difficult childhood. I was surrounded by people who had both parents, which made me feel different. Having a bit of a rougher existence early on, it made me appreciate the work ethic that my grandparents instilled in me.
5
Amy Madigan
The music business is rougher than the movie business. In film you get noticed in a small role, even in a movie that bombs. But in records you better have that hit or else it's 'See you later.'
6
Sullivan Stapleton
I started here in Australia, playing a lot of roles but never the lead guy in shows here. I always tended to play the rougher guy, the criminal who gets caught or shot by the cops. Or the boyfriend from the wrong side of the tracks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROUGHER»

Discover the use of rougher in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rougher and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rougher Justice
Anti-social behaviour has become a major political preoccupation of government and combating it is now a major plank of criminal justice policy.
Peter Squires, Dawn Stephen, 2013
2
Applied Mineralogy in the Mining Industry
not tend to float as readily in the Zn rougher cells, as blonde (Fe-poor) sphalerite (Chryssoulis et al, 1995). It is interpreted that this occurs partly because there is a higher amount of oxidized Fe on the surfaces of the dark sphalerite which ...
W. Petruk, 2000
3
Proceedings of the XXI International Mineral Processing ...
From these results it is evident that the decisive step is the oil dosage in the rougher stage. Whereas an increased dosage from roughly 400 g/t to 560 g/t does not cause significant additional benefits, any dosage below 200 g/t in the first stage ...
P. Massacci, 2000
4
Extractive Metallurgy of Rare Earths
Prior to rougher flotation, the ore undergoes as many as six different conditioning treatments. Conditioning is carried out in large tanks (1800 mm by 2700 mm) with steam being bubbled through the pulp. The reagents are added step-wise in ...
Nagaiyar Krishnamurthy, Chiranjib Kumar Gupta, 2004
5
Wills' Mineral Processing Technology: An Introduction to the ...
Figure 12.69 Sullivan concentrator flowsheet The increasing fine-grained nature and complexity of lead–zinc ores has led in some cases to the need for rougher concentrates to be ground extremely finely. Flotation of a material that had been ...
Barry A. Wills, 2011
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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Suffragist!: A Protest Movement ...
A look at the dark side of history offers up the surprising difficulties endured by women suffragists who stood up for women's rights, including the right to vote. Simultaneous.
Fiona MacDonald, David (CRT) Salariya, 2008
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Two Views of Mind: Abhidharma & Brain Science
Coarse states of perceptual awareness are generated out of the connection of extremely subtle elements of awareness with rougher physical elements. Thereby they give rise to these rougher states of awareness. It can be imagined sort of like ...
Christopher Decharms, 1997
8
Extractive Metallurgy of Molybdenum
TABLE 12 Typical Operating Data for Moly Plant at Chile's Chuquicamata Feed Rougher concentrate Rougher tailing First cleaner concentrate First cleaner tailing Second cleaner concentrate Second cleaner tailing Third cleaner concentrate ...
C. K. Gupta, 1992
9
The End of Spring
He was able to bear the fatigue because he was a boy, older than she was and rougher than her, and Arabs were rougher than Jews and used to getting tired and crossing long distances. That was what his father had said to Majid. But Majid ...
Sa?ar Khal?fah, 2008
10
Handbook of Lithium and Natural Calcium Chloride
Table 1.37 The Lithium Recovery and Li2O Content with Rougher and Successive Stages of Cleaner Flotation (Dresler et al., 1998) Rougher Cleaner stages Li2O (wt.%) 4.40 5.87 6.59 6.80 7.05 Li recovery (%) 96.9 87.97 76.36 70.36 56.8 ...
Donald E. Garrett, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROUGHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rougher is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rougher, harder, violent: how porn is warping the male mind
Rougher, harder, more violent: even those who fancy porn as legitimate entertainment are being urged to understand rapidly escalating aggression towards ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Daimler Could Hit Rougher Patches Ahead
Daimler DDAIY -2.13 % looks to be firing on all cylinders. It is difficult to see the auto maker gaining much more power without overheating. The German car ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
It's Getting Rougher Out There for Retail
Too many retailers. Too much OmniChannel. Too many discounters. Too much competition. That's how I felt when I went through the quarter today delivered by ... «TheStreet.com, Jun 15»
4
Holdouts From Rougher Era Endure at Lower East Side Club
Despite its name, Los Amigos Fishing and Hunting Club, with headquarters in a disheveled storefront on a still-gritty corner of the Lower East Side of Manhattan, ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
5
Trade deal revolt precedes Obama's Palm Springs trip
Politically speaking, when President Barack Obama arrives Saturday in Palm Springs, he'll be in rougher shape than on past trips, having just encountered an ... «The Desert Sun, Jun 15»
6
People Living In Rougher Neighborhoods May Have Higher Risk Of …
Interestingly, the people who lived in rougher neighborhoods had shorter telomeres than people who didn't. The researchers believe that this equates to putting ... «Medical Daily, Jun 15»
7
New Eriez Rougher/Cleaner/Scavenger System Produces Premium …
Erie, PA, June 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eriez® introduces its new Rougher/Cleaner/Scavenger (RCS) System. This breakthrough recycling technology ... «GlobeNewswire, Jun 15»
8
Tuesday could see rougher weather
Tuesday could see rougher weather. Published On: May 25 2015 11:32:44 PM EDT Updated On: May 26 2015 12:03:58 AM EDT. Small Text; Medium Text ... «WDIV Detroit, May 15»
9
Seas getting rougher for Spartans
Seven Lakes sailed through the first round of the softball playoffs, but now it gets tougher. The Spartans ousted Westside 11-1 in five innings in a one-game ... «Chron.com, May 15»
10
Road to Bright Futures scholarships gets rougher
Road to Bright Futures scholarships gets rougher. It's getting harder to get Bright Futures scholarships. Bright Futures college scholarships are becoming harder ... «Orlando Sentinel, Apr 15»

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