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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
roughen .
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Examples
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The bad news is that I have two big bruises on my hips, one on each side, and I'll be walking for a while - until some new coat of snow roughens things up a bit.
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To start with the tungsten is chemically very reactive and the nitrogen roughens the tungsten surface.
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It chafes your legs, roughens your palms, abrades your shoulders and the danger of getting whacked by a ball.
whiteplum Diary Entry whiteplum 2007
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The smooth place roughens as he approaches; the wild place becomes tame and barren; the fairy tints that beguiled him on still fly to the distant hill, or gather upon the land he has left behind, and every part of the landscape seems greener than the spot he stands on.
Lance Mannion: 2004
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The smooth place roughens as he approaches; the wild place becomes tame and barren; the fairy tints that beguiled him on still fly to the distant hill, or gather upon the land he has left behind, and every part of the landscape seems greener than the spot he stands on.
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I always admired her, and she always got the roughens, because she was so good.
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Moisture causes rust, roughens the surfaces of the utensils, and makes them more difficult to clean.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management Ontario. Ministry of Education
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The eye should be cleanly cut, or it roughens the thread.
Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving Grace Christie
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The India rubber should be used as little as possible on drawings to be photo-engraved, because, if used before the lines are inked in, it roughens the surface of the paper, and the inking lines will be less smooth and even at their edges; and for this reason it is better not to rub out any lines until all the lines have been inked in.
Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught Joshua Rose
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Sometimes he slightly roughens the surface of the material, to give better foothold to pedestrians.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886 Various
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