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rough
Noun
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A rough is a person who is rude.
rough
Adjective
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Having small bumps on it. Not smooth.
The wooden table felt rough until he rubbed it with sandpaper to make it smooth.
Stone roads are rough and make my bicycle go up and down.
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Not perfect.
I quickly drew a rough map to help him find the place.
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If something is rough, it is difficult.
Life can be rough sometimes.
rough
Verb
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If you rough something, you create it in an approximate form.
Rough in the shape first, then polish the details.
boring
Adjective
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If something is boring, it is not interesting or makes you want to do something else.
Go to work, come home, sleep: life is so boring.
A boring lesson is rarely a useful lesson.
She's so boring. All she does is talk about clothes all the time.
tool
Noun
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A tool is an object that you use to do a specific job, such as a hammer.
I used to fix my own car, but I sold all my tools.
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A tool is a person being used by another person or organization.
He is such a tool. He should think for himself, instead of doing everything they tell him to do.