roughness vs burl

burl vs roughness

roughness and burl both are nouns.

roughness is not a verb while burl is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
roughness	Yes	No	No	No
burl	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, burl is a hyponym of roughness; that is, burl is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than roughness:

roughness: a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
burl: soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

Other hyponyms of roughness include scaliness, coarseness, nubbiness, tweediness, knot, slub, abrasiveness, harshness, scratchiness, coarseness, graininess, granularity, shagginess, bumpiness, bristliness, prickliness, spininess, thorniness.

roughness (noun)	burl (noun)
harsh or severe speech or behavior	soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven	a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree
the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses	the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
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

roughness (verb)	burl (verb)
	remove the burls from cloth

Difference between roughness and burl

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