English dictionary
roughcast
/'r/@/f,k/&/st/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a rough preliminary model
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A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing.
Source: webster1913
verb
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shape roughly
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apply roughcast to
ExamplesRoughcast a wall.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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hew roughly, without finishing the surface
Synonyms rough-hewSource: WordNet 3.0
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To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish.
Source: webster1913