Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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burl | Yes | No | Yes | No |
roughness | Yes | No | No | No |
burl (noun) | roughness (noun) |
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soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design | harsh or severe speech or behavior |
a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree | a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven |
the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer | the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses |
an unpolished unrefined quality | |
the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion | |
used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather | |
rowdy behavior |
burl (verb) | roughness (verb) |
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remove the burls from cloth |