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2 : notably plump

Synonyms

chubby, fat, plump, portly, round—more at FAT

ro·tun·di·ty noun : the quality or state of being rotund

ro·tun·da noun 1 : a round building; especially : one covered by a dome

2 : a large round room

roué noun [ORIGIN: F, lit., broken on the wheel, fr. pp. of rouer to break on the wheel, fr. ML rotare, fr. L, to rotate; fr. the feeling that such a person deserves this punishment]

: a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : RAKE

rouge noun [ORIGIN: F, lit., red]

: a cosmetic used to give a red color to cheeks and lips

— rouge verb

1rough adjective rough·er; rough·est 1 : uneven in surface : not smooth

2 : covered with or made up of coarse and often shaggy hair : SHAGGY

3 : not calm : TURBULENT

4 : marked by harshness or violence

5 : presenting a challenge : DIFFICULT

6 : coarse or rugged in character or appearance

7 : marked by lack of refinement

8 : not brought to an end or to the desired final state : CRUDE

9 : done or made hastily or tentatively

Synonyms

[1] broken, bumpy, coarse, irregular, jagged, lumpy, pebbly, ragged, rugged, uneven—more at UNEVEN

[4] bitter, brutal, burdensome, cruel, excruciating, grievous, grim, hard, harsh, heavy, inhuman, murderous, onerous, oppressive, rugged, severe, stiff, tough, trying—more at HARSH

[5] arduous, demanding, difficult, exacting, formidable, grueling, hard, herculean, laborious, strenuous, tall, toilsome, tough—more at HARD

[7] coarse, common, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, low, rude, tasteless, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar—more at COARSE

2rough noun 1 : uneven ground covered with high grass esp. along a golf fairway

2 : a crude, unfinished, or preliminary state; also : something in such a state

3 : ROWDY, TOUGH

3rough verb 1 : ROUGHEN

2 : to subject to abuse : MANHANDLE — usu. used with up

3 : to make or shape roughly esp. in a preliminary way

— rough·er noun

Synonyms usually rough up

maltreat, manhandle, maul, mishandle—more at MANHANDLE

rough·age noun : FIBER 2; also : food containing much indigestible material acting as fiber

rough–and–ready adjective : rude or unpolished in nature, method, or manner but effective in action or use

rough–and–tum·ble noun : rough unrestrained fighting or struggling

— rough–and–tumble adjective

rough·en verb rough·ened; rough·en·ing : to make or become rough

rough–hewn adjective 1 : being rough and unfinished <~ beams>

2 : lacking smooth manners or social grace

— rough–hew verb

1roughhouse verb rough·housed; rough·hous·ing : to participate in rough noisy behavior

2roughhouse noun : violence or rough boisterous play

Synonyms

foolery, high jinks, horseplay, monkeyshines, shenanigans, tomfoolery—more at HORSEPLAY

rough·ly adverb : in a rough manner

Synonyms

hard, hardly, harshly, ill, oppressively, severely, sternly, stiffly—more at HARDLY

rough·neck noun 1 : a rough or uncouth person : ROWDY

2 : a worker on a crew drilling oil wells

rough·ness noun : the quality or state of being rough

rough·shod adverb : in a roughly forceful manner

rou·lette noun [ORIGIN: F, lit., small wheel]

1 : a gambling game in which a whirling wheel is used

2 : a wheel or disk with teeth around the outside

1round adjective 1 : having every part of the surface or circumference the same distance from the center

2 : CYLINDRICAL

3 : COMPLETE, FULL

4 a : approximately correct

b : exact only to a specific decimal or place <~ numbers>

5 : liberal or ample in size or amount

6 : BLUNT, OUTSPOKEN

7 : moving in or forming a circle

8 : having curves rather than angles

9 : well filled out

10 : having full or unimpeded resonance or tone

— round·ish adjective

— round·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] circular, global; also annular, disklike, ringlike; curved, spiral; balled, rotund, rounded, roundish

[4b] even, exact, flat, precise—more at EVEN

[9] fat, full, plump, portly, rotund—more at FAT

[10] golden, resonant, resounding, ringing,