Ruff vs. Rough

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Ruffnoun

A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).

Ruffnoun

Anything formed with plaits or flutings like a frill.

Ruffnoun

Senses relating to animals.

Ruffnoun

Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax), a gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; specifically, a male of the species which develops a distinctive ruff of feathers and ear tufts during mating season (the female is called a reeve).

Ruffnoun

(ornithology) A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers on or around the neck of a bird.

Ruffnoun

(zoology) A collar of lengthened or distinctively coloured fur on or around the neck of an animal.

Ruffnoun

(engineering) A collar on a shaft or other piece to prevent endwise motion.

Ruffnoun

(obsolete) An exhibition of haughtiness or pride.

Ruffnoun

(obsolete) Tumultuous or wanton conduct or procedure.

Ruffnoun

alternative spelling of ruffe: a small freshwater fish of the genus Gymnocephalus; specifically the Eurasian ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua or Gymnocephalus cernuus) which has spiny fins; the pope.

Ruffnoun

Arripis georgianus, a fish found in cool waters off the southern coast of Australia; the Australian herring or tommy ruff.

Ruffnoun

(obsolete) A bottom-dwelling carnivorous fish of the family Sparidae found in temperate and tropical waters; a porgy or sea bream.

Ruffnoun

An instance of ruffing, or an opportunity to ruff, when unable to follow suit.

Ruffnoun

(obsolete) A game similar to whist and its predecessor.

Ruffnoun

A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruffle.

Ruffverb

(transitive) To shape (fabric, etc.) into a ruff; to adorn (a garment, etc.) with a ruff.

Ruffverb

Of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to hit (the prey) without fixing or grabbing hold of it.

Ruffverb

To ruffle; to disorder.

Ruffverb

Of a bird: to ruffle its feathers.

Ruffverb

To boast, to brag.

Ruffverb

To speak in a loud and domineering manner; to bluster, to swagger.

Ruffverb

(ambitransitive) To play a trump card to a trick when unable to follow suit (that is, to play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card).

Ruffverb

(transitive) Especially in the form ruff out: to defeat (a card, etc.) by ruffing, thus establishing the master card in the suit led.

Ruffverb

(transitive) To beat a ruff or ruffle, as on a drum.

Ruffverb

(intransitive) Of a drum, etc.: to have a ruff or ruffle beaten on it.

Ruffinterjection

The bark of a dog; arf, woof.

Ruffnoun

A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it.

Ruffnoun

A muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children.

Ruffnoun

Something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of this name.

Ruffnoun

An exhibition of pride or haughtiness.

Ruffnoun

Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct.

Ruffnoun

A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle.

Ruffnoun

A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar.

Ruffnoun

A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird.

Ruffnoun

A limicoline bird of Europe and Asia (Pavoncella pugnax, syn. Philomachus pugnax) allied to the sandpipers. The males during the breeding season have a large ruff of erectile feathers, variable in their colors, on the neck, and yellowish naked tubercles on the face. They are polygamous, and are noted for their pugnacity in the breeding season. The female is called reeve, or rheeve.

Ruffnoun

A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris); - called also pope, blacktail, and stone perch, or striped perch.

Ruffverb

To trump.

Ruffverb

To ruffle; to disorder.

Ruffverb

To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.

Ruffverb

To hit, as the prey, without fixing it.

Ruffverb

To play a trump card at bridge; as, he ruffed his partner's ace.

Ruffnoun

a high tight collar

Ruffnoun

common Eurasian sandpiper; male has an erectile ruff in breeding season

Ruffnoun

the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit

Ruffverb

play a trump

Ruffnoun

a projecting starched frill worn round the neck, characteristic of Elizabethan and Jacobean costume

Ruffnoun

a projecting or conspicuously coloured ring of feathers or hair round the neck of a bird or mammal

Ruffnoun

a pigeon of a domestic breed with a ruff of feathers on its neck.

Ruffnoun

a North Eurasian wading bird, the male of which has a large variously coloured ruff and ear tufts in the breeding season, used in display.

Ruffnoun

an edible marine fish of Australian inshore waters that is related to the Australian salmon.

Ruffnoun

variant spelling of ruffe

Ruffnoun

an act of ruffing or opportunity to ruff

Ruffnoun

one of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a single note preceded by either two grace notes played with the other stick (double-stroke ruff or drag) or three grace notes played with alternating sticks (four-stroke ruff).

Ruffverb

(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) play a trump in a trick which was led in a different suit

Ruffverb

play a trump on (a card in another suit)

Roughadjective

Having a texture that has much friction. Not smooth; uneven.

Roughadjective

Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.

Roughadjective

Turbulent.

Roughadjective

Difficult; trying.

Roughadjective

Crude; unrefined

Roughadjective

Violent; not careful or subtle

Roughadjective

Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.

Roughadjective

Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.

Roughadjective

Harsh-tasting.

Roughadjective

Somewhat ill; sick

Roughadjective

Unwell due to alcohol; hungover

Roughnoun

The unmowed part of a golf course.

Roughnoun

A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.

Roughnoun

(cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.

Roughnoun

The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.

Roughnoun

A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail, but larger and more detailed. Meant for artistic brainstorming and a vital step in the design process.

Roughnoun

(obsolete) Boisterous weather.

Roughverb

To create in an approximate form.

Roughverb

(ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.

Roughverb

To render rough; to roughen.

Roughverb

To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.

Roughverb

To endure primitive conditions.

Roughadverb

In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

Roughadjective

Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

Roughadjective

Not polished; uncut; - said of a gem; as, a rough diamond.

Roughadjective

Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish.

Roughadjective

Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; - said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat.

Roughadjective

Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions.

Roughadjective

Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; - said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers.

Roughadjective

Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine.

Roughadjective

Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught.

Roughadjective

Produced offhand.

Roughnoun

Boisterous weather.

Roughnoun

A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.

Roughadverb

In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

Roughverb

To render rough; to roughen.

Roughverb

To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes.

Roughverb

To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; - with out; as, to rough out a carving, a sketch.

Roughnoun

the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

Roughverb

prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

Roughadjective

having or caused by an irregular surface;

Roughadjective

(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse;

Roughadjective

not quite exact or correct;

Roughadjective

full of hardship or trials;

Roughadjective

violently agitated and turbulent;

Roughadjective

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound;

Roughadjective

ready and able to resort to force or violence;

Roughadjective

of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

Roughadjective

not shaped by cutting or trimming;

Roughadjective

not carefully or expertly made;

Roughadjective

not perfected;

Roughadjective

unpleasantly stern;

Roughadverb

with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly');

Roughadverb

with rough motion as over a rough surface;

Roughadjective

having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level

Roughadjective

denoting the face of a tennis or squash racket on which the loops formed from the stringing process project (used as a call when the racket is spun to decide the right to serve first or to choose ends).

Roughadjective

(of a person or their behaviour) not gentle; violent or boisterous

Roughadjective

(of an area or occasion) characterized by violent behaviour

Roughadjective

(of weather or the sea) wild and stormy

Roughadjective

not finished tidily or decoratively; plain and basic

Roughadjective

put together as a temporary measure; makeshift

Roughadjective

lacking sophistication or refinement