roughen
Add texture to
To roughen is to make or become rough—less smooth, more textured: Wind and sun had roughened his hands.
The word applies to surfaces, textures, and figuratively to voices or manners.
Something that roughens up becomes coarser or more abrasive.
Abrasive-coated finishing material
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- emeryGranular polishing mineral
- scourClean by hard rubbing
- scrubClean by rubbing hard
file · rasp · pumice · grind · scratch · scrape · chafe · buff
Make or become rough
- matteNon-reflective surface finish
- frostThin ice coating
- stippleMark with small dots
- pebbleWater-smoothed small rock
grain · nap · tooth · burr · bristle · pockmark · pit · ridge
sandpaper
Abrasive-coated finishing material
scrub · file · rasp · pumice · grind · scratch · scrape · chafe · buff · etch
coarsen
Make or become rough
pebble · grain · nap · tooth · burr · bristle · pockmark · pit · ridge · corrugate
decay
Gradual organic breakdown
erode · crumble · age · oxidize · tarnish · pit · damage · distress · patina · rust
crack
Narrow break or attempt
flake · scale · callus · leathery · windburn · sunburn · exposure · elements · harsh · raw
- rough draftUnpolished first attempt
- rough patchesDifficult periods experienced
- rough patchDifficult period experienced
- rough rideUncomfortable, jarring journey
- rough edgesUnfinished imperfections needing polish
- rough ideaImprecise initial concept
rough, roughly, roughness, roughest, rougher, roughed, roughs, roughing, roughened