| rough |
noun |
Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth., Not level; having a broken surface; uneven; — said of a piece of land, or of a road., Not polished; uncut; — said of a gem; as, a rough diamond., Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; — said of a sea or other piece of water., Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; — said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat., Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish., Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper., Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions., Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; — said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers., Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine., Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day., Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught., Produced offhand., Boisterous weather., A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy., In a rough manner; rudely; roughly., To render rough; to roughen., To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes., To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; — with out; as, to rough out a carving, a sketch. |
| round |
verb i. & t. |
To whisper., Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical; circular; having a form approaching a spherical or a circular shape; orbicular; globular; as, a round ball., Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel of a musket is round., Having a curved outline or form; especially, one like the arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the surface of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or pointed; as, a round arch; round hills., Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; — said of numbers., Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; free; as, a round price., Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a round voice; a round note., Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, making the opening more or less round in shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11., Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not mincing; as, a round answer; a round oath., Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt; finished; polished; — said of style, or of authors with reference to their style., Complete and consistent; fair; just; — applied to conduct., Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. “The golden round” [the crown]., A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution; as, the round of the seasons; a round of pleasures., A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle., A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated., A circular dance., That which goes round a whole circle or company; as, a round of applause., Rotation, as in office; succession., The step of a ladder; a rundle or rung; also, a crosspiece which joins and braces the legs of a chair., A course ending where it began; a circuit; a beat; especially, one freguently or regulary traversed; also, the act of traversing a circuit; as, a watchman’s round; the rounds of the postman., A walk performed by a guard or an officer round the rampart of a garrison, or among sentinels, to see that the sentinels are faithful and all things safe; also, the guard or officer, with his attendants, who performs this duty; — usually in the plural., A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once., Ammunition for discharging a piece or pieces once; as, twenty rounds of ammunition were given out., A short vocal piece, resembling a catch in which three or four voices follow each other round in a species of canon in the unison., The time during which prize fighters or boxers are in actual contest without an intermission, as prescribed by their rules; a bout., A brewer’s vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole., A vessel filled, as for drinking., An assembly; a group; a circle; as, a round of politicians., See Roundtop., Same as Round of beef, below., On all sides; around., Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or reversing one’s position; as, to turn one’s head round; a wheel turns round., In circumference; as, a ball is ten inches round., From one side or party to another; as to come or turn round, — that is, to change sides or opinions., By or in a circuit; by a course longer than the direct course; back to the starting point., Through a circle, as of friends or houses., Roundly; fully; vigorously., On every side of, so as to encompass or encircle; around; about; as, the people atood round him; to go round the city; to wind a cable round a windlass., To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a round or convex figure to; as, to round a silver coin; to round the edges of anything., To surround; to encircle; to encompass., To bring to fullness or completeness; to complete; hence, to bring to a fit conclusion., To go round wholly or in part; to go about (a corner or point); as, to round a corner; to round Cape Horn., To make full, smooth, and flowing; as, to round periods in writing., To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection., To go round, as a guard., To go or turn round; to wheel about. |
| rouse |
verb i. & t. |
To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances., A bumper in honor of a toast or health., A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic., To cause to start from a covert or lurking place; as, to rouse a deer or other animal of the chase., To wake from sleep or repose; as, to rouse one early or suddenly., To excite to lively thought or action from a state of idleness, languor, stupidity, or indifference; as, to rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions., To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate., To raise; to make erect., To get or start up; to rise., To awake from sleep or repose., To be exited to thought or action from a state of indolence or inattention. |