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rough marked by inequalities, ridges, or projections on the surface coarse The first known use: before the 12th century |
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5 Letters, 1 Syllable |
rough |
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3 Phonemes |
r uh f |
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onset, rime |
r ough |
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Morpheme |
rough |
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Sentence Examples He trimmed the rough edge of the paper. We traveled over rough dirt roads. They hiked through rough terrain. We were a bit shaken from the plane's rough landing. He went through a rough patch after his divorce. They've hit a few rough spots in their marriage. Despite a rough start, the team won more games this season than last. The engine is running a little rough. Life has been treating her pretty rough. He plays rough with the dog. He hit his drive into the rough. He showed me a few roughs of the new building. He was called for roughing the kicker. |
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Related Words Sound the same but are spelled differently.
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Collocations The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
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Neighborhood
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False Friends
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