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Meaning of "roughie" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROUGHIE

roughie  [ˈrʌfɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROUGHIE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Roughie 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 ROUGHIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of roughie in the English dictionary

The definition of roughie in the dictionary is a small food fish of the family Arripididae, found in southern and western Australian waters Also called: orange roughy, ruff, tommy rough.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROUGHIE


buffy
ˈbʌfɪ
chuffy
ˈtʃʌfɪ
dandruffy
ˈdændrʌfɪ
Duffy
ˈdʌfɪ
fluffy
ˈflʌfɪ
fuffy
ˈfʌfɪ
gruffy
ˈɡrʌfɪ
huffy
ˈhʌfɪ
pluffy
ˈplʌfɪ
puffy
ˈpʌfɪ
scruffy
ˈskrʌfɪ
snuffy
ˈsnʌfɪ
stuffy
ˈstʌfɪ
toughie
ˈtʌfɪ
unstuffy
ʌnˈstʌfɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROUGHIE

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROUGHIE

Adichie
bolshie
bushie
crunchie
cushie
Frenchie
freshie
hie
hoochie
Hughie
maconochie
mashie
Quashie
rashie
scrunchie
shanachie
smoothie
techie
tooshie
tushie

Synonyms and antonyms of roughie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «roughie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROUGHIE

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

Translator English - Chinese

roughie
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

roughie
570 millions of speakers

English

roughie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

roughie
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

roughie
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

roughie
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

roughie
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

roughie
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Roughie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kasar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Roughie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

roughie
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

roughie
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Roughie
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

roughie
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

roughie
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रानटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Roughie
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Roughie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

roughie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

roughie
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

roughie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

roughie
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

roughie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

roughie
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

roughie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of roughie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUGHIE»

The term «roughie» is normally little used and occupies the 136.494 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUGHIE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROUGHIE»

Discover the use of roughie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to roughie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Tempest's Roar
They were swimming back down the line of marines to where one being, a Roughie, in the last echelon was struggling to keep up. He was injured and because of his slower pace, he was obviously slowing down those around him. As Boreus ...
R. A. R. Clouston, 2011
2
Yellow Light: The Flowering of Asian American Arts
His father looks at the gun stupidly, then raises it at Roughie, zombie- like, like since he don't know what to do he decides better just shoot something. But then, Daddy's all shaky, got the quivers, and there's a click, then a pop, just like that.
Amy Ling, 2000
3
The safe compass, and how it points [sermons].
They set off in high glee, taking with them their dog " Roughie." Frank was very fond of Roughie, who was his constant companion. On this occasion, Frank had tied a ribbon round his favourite's neck, so that they walked together the whole way ...
Richard Newton, 1863
4
Stalking the Plumed Serpent and Other Adventures in Herpetology
John thinks, and I agree, that the roughie is a relict of wetter times when rainforests were more widespread in northern Australia. There are several reasons for this. First, the roughie is morphologically a tree snake or, one could argue, a vine ...
D. Bruce Means, 2008
5
Roller Babes: The Story of the Roller Derby Queen
“And are rip-roaring mad at Roughie and Belzak,” Lottie added. Lights beat down on the skaters from the top of the arena, making the skaters shimmer, transforming them from the petty people Lottie had just met in the locker room into the ...
D. Bordner, 2005
6
Glimpses Into Petland
after this adventure, and we had almost forgotten the very fact of Roughie's existence. I had used his chain to hang the parrot's cage from the branch of a chestnut tree, had given away his beautiful red collar, and converted his kennel into a ...
John George Wood, 1863
7
The Most Dangerous Cinema: People Hunting People on Film
4. Dangerous. Roughie. Confessions. of. a. Psycho. Cat. (1968). “What secrets are harbored deep within the sinister highways of the mind— what are the ' Confessions ofa Psycho Cat'?!”—trailer ...
Bryan Senn, 2013
8
Underground U.S.A.: Filmmaking Beyond the Hollywood Canon
THE ROUGHIE MYSTIQUE DECODED As with her entry into filmmaking as a whole, the conditions under which Wishman's distinctive mid-1960s stylistics came into being ought to be examined in more detail. Wishman's situation as both a ...
Xavier Mendik, Steven Jay Schneider, 2013
9
The Saxon and the Gaël, Or, The Northern Metropolis: ...
“Come darlings,” says »Finlay in his low voice, “ Iwill take you -where the lady or the devil himself, can't find 'you out,” so Uistdale, though little afraid, consented» and down we all set to a M'Roughie man's, the lairds and myself first, and the ...
Christian Isobel Johnstone, 1814
10
Film Alchemy: The Independent Cinema of Ted V. Mikels
Thedifference between his previous effort,Dr.Sex,and One Shocking Moment is that this film fellintothe category that would soonbecome known asthe “roughie.” Herschell Gordon Lewiskickstarted this subgenre with his1963 movie Scum of ...
Christopher Wayne Curry, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROUGHIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term roughie is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Don't Count roughie out in Queensland Cup
QUEENSLAND Cup outsider Count Romano is aiming to add an unlikely new chapter to the well-travelled career of country trainer Peter Blackwell in the 3200m ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
2
AFL Round 14 teams - Ablett & Swallow back, Roughie out for the …
With all AFL sides back in action this weekend following the bye weekends, there should be no shortage of quality football with some big guns returning to take ... «Footyexperts, Jul 15»
3
Roughie's Column: Great Expectations
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 06: Jordan Roughead of the Bulldogs celebrates a goal during the 2015 AFL round ten match between Port Adelaide Power ... «Western Bulldogs, Jun 15»
4
Morphettville Horse Racing Preview - 'roughie' just needs change of …
A change of luck could help roughie Emmooki's Dash figure in the finish of tomorrow's $40,000 Dominant Handicap over 1600m at Morphettville. Emmooki's ... «Racingbase.com, Jun 15»
5
Roughie's Column: Roads to stardom
Bulldogs vice-captain Jordan Roughead writes a fortnightly column for the Ballarat Courier. The following excerpt is from a piece published on 13 June 2015. «Western Bulldogs, Jun 15»
6
Depth allows Roughie up the ground
Depth allows Roughie up the ground. June 10, 2015 4:29 PM. Newsletter · RSS. Share. AFL 2015 Rd 09 - Western Bulldogs v GWS Giants. James Stewart of the ... «Western Bulldogs, Jun 15»
7
Decoded: The Belmont Stakes Edition: What exactly is a roughie?
If you've ever been to a horse race or know any horse race aficianados, you may have encountered the word "roughie" at one time or another. So, what exactly ... «AOL News, Jun 15»
8
Rucking Roughie monsters Mummy
James Stewart of the Giants and Jordan Roughead of the Bulldogs contest the ball during the 2015 AFL Round 09 match between Western Bulldogs and the ... «Western Bulldogs, Jun 15»
9
Roughie spoils it for backers of local hope
EASY DOES IT: Luke Nolen gets outsider Riva De Lago home in yesterday's Glasshouse Handicap at Corbould Park. PHOTO BRETT WORTMAN ... «Gympie Times, May 15»
10
Smerdon Strikes with Dangerous roughie
Dangerous Breeding provided connections with a nice surprise, and most punters with a painful reminder of Robert Smerdon's brilliance, in Tuesday's VOBIS ... «Racing.com, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Roughie [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/roughie>. Apr 2024 ».
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