roughs
Unkempt course edges
Roughs is the plural of rough, used as a noun in several contexts.
In golf, the roughs are areas of long grass bordering fairways: His drives kept landing in the roughs.
Roughs can also mean preliminary sketches or drafts: The designer showed us three roughs before the final version.
In some contexts, roughs refers to rowdy or violent people.
Dangers or threats
- bunkersFortified underground chambers
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- penalty areasGoalkeeper's defended rectangles
- weedsUnwanted wild plants
Preliminary written versions
- sketchesRough, quick drawings
- outlinesExternal boundaries or summaries
- layoutsSpatial arrangements of elements
- mockupsPreliminary design models
concepts · studies · thumbnails · blocking · compositions · underpaintings · workups · storyboards
Violent young troublemakers
- thugsViolent criminals
- toughsViolent, aggressive people
- hoodlumsYoung criminal troublemakers
- ruffiansBrutal, lawless people
bullies · troublemakers · brutes · brawlers · rowdies · scrappers · street fighters · ne'er-do-wells
Those who intimidate others
- intimidatesFrightens into submission
- manhandlesHandles roughly, forcefully
- pushes aroundDominates through intimidation
- beats upAssaults physically, repeatedly
harasses · brutalizes · strong-arms · assaults · batters · abuses · maltreats · knocks around
hazards
Dangers or threats
- bunkersFortified underground chambers
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- penalty areasGoalkeeper's defended rectangles
drafts
Preliminary written versions
- sketchesRough, quick drawings
- outlinesExternal boundaries or summaries
- layoutsSpatial arrangements of elements
mockups · concepts · studies · thumbnails · blocking · compositions · underpaintings · workups · storyboards · preliminaries
hooligans
Violent young troublemakers
ruffians · bullies · troublemakers · brutes · brawlers · rowdies · scrappers · street fighters · ne'er-do-wells · roughnecks
bullies
Those who intimidate others
- intimidatesFrightens into submission
- manhandlesHandles roughly, forcefully
- pushes aroundDominates through intimidation
beats up · harasses · brutalizes · strong-arms · assaults · batters · abuses · maltreats · knocks around · works over
roughsgreens
Leafy edible plants
fairways · putting greens · manicured lawns · short grass · tees
roughspillars of the community
Respected, influential local figures
- 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, roughen, roughing, roughened