rough vs smooth: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: rough or smooth

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roughadjective

unpleasantly stern

roughadjective

violently agitated and turbulent

roughadjective

ready and able to resort to force or violence

roughadjective

not shaped by cutting or trimming

roughverb

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

roughadjective

not carefully or expertly made

roughadjective

unkind or cruel or uncivil

roughadjective

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

roughadjective

full of hardship or trials

roughverb

with rough motion as over a rough surface

roughadjective

having or caused by an irregular surface

roughverb

prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

roughadjective

not quite exact or correct

roughadjective

causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

roughadjective

not perfected

roughadjective

(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

roughadjective

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

roughnoun

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

smoothadjective

(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected

smoothadjective

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

smoothverb

make (a surface) shine

smoothverb

make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

smoothverb

free from obstructions

smoothadjective

smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

smoothadjective

smooth and unconstrained in movement

smoothadjective

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

smoothadjective

lacking obstructions or difficulties

smoothadjective

of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

smoothnoun

the act of smoothing

smoothverb

of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence

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