rough
4
7.2
- noun
- /rʌf/
- Specialized
:
hierba alta
- To play effectively from the rough, you need to choose the right club for the thick grass.
Examples
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The readout displayed 110 yards, 60 left—in the rough.
Fiction book (1994) -
When his ball landed in the rough, he knew he had to adjust his stance and swing to escape.
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Bob hit a hard slide straight into the rough.
Fiction book (1996) -
Tightening his face, he drove his ball two hundred yards down the fairway, where it curved gently into the rough.
Fiction book (1997) -
My five-year-old son and I trespassed at the golf course, stole balls from the rough, and sold them at the end of the road for a dollar apiece.
Fiction book (1995) -
After hitting his ball into the rough, he struggled to get back onto the fairway.
Synonyms
5
7.0
An area on a golf course with long grass that makes play harder
Antonyms
34
5.5
A clear, mowed area between the tee and green on a golf course or a safe channel for ships
Idioms
Compounds
2
8.1
A soldier on horseback in the volunteer unit led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War
- Specialized
1
8.8
A small salamander with rough skin that lives near streams on the Pacific coast
A climbing evergreen plant with spiny zigzag stems, shiny leaves, and pale green flowers
- Specialized
A winter plant with weak stems that farmers use to cover soil and feed animals
- Specialized
A thin bright green snake with rough scales that is harmless and lives in the southern and eastern United States
- Specialized
An evergreen plant with rough, jointed stems that people use to scrub pans
- Specialized
A North American plant that lives for many years with rough hairy leaves and purple daisy-like flowers
- Specialized
A large Northern hawk with feathered legs that hunts small animals like mice
- Specialized
A plant from North America with rough stems and small yellow flowers
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rough comes from the old English ruh meaning 'coarse' or uneven, like wild grass; on a golf course the long, thick grass is called the 'rough' because it makes play harder. So the golf 'rough' is literally the coarse area beside the fairway.