vague: …vague information.
crude: Birthplace data are only the crudest indicator of actual migration paths.
approximate: The approximate cost varies from around £150 to £250.
ballpark: I can't give you anything more than just a ballpark figure.
rough|age /rʌ f I dʒ/ N‑UNCOUNT Roughage consists of the tough parts of vegetables and grains that help you to digest your food and help your bowels to work properly.
rou gh and rea dy also rough-and-ready
1 ADJ A rough and ready solution or method is one that is rather simple and not very exact because it has been thought of or done in a hurry. □ Here is a rough and ready measurement.
2 ADJ A rough and ready person is not very polite or gentle. □ …rough-and-ready soldiers.
rou gh and tu m|ble also rough-and-tumble
1 N‑UNCOUNT You can use rough and tumble to refer to a situation in which the people involved try hard to get what they want, and do not worry about upsetting or harming others, and you think this is acceptable and normal. □ …the rough-and-tumble of political combat.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Rough and tumble is physical playing that involves noisy and slightly violent behaviour. □ He enjoys rough and tumble play.
rough|en /rʌ fən/ (roughens , roughening , roughened ) VERB [usu passive] If something has been roughened , its surface has become less smooth. □ [be V -ed] …complexions that have been roughened by long periods in the hot sun.
rou gh-hewn ADJ [usu ADJ n] Rough-hewn wood or stone has been cut into a shape but has not yet been smoothed or finished off. □ It is a rough-hewn carving of a cat's head.
rough|neck /rʌ fnek/ (roughnecks )
1 N‑COUNT A roughneck is a man who operates an oil well. [mainly AM , INFORMAL ]
2 N‑COUNT If you describe a man as a roughneck , you disapprove of him because you think he is not gentle or polite, and can be violent. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]
rough|shod /rʌ fʃɒd/ PHRASE If you say that someone is riding roughshod over a person or their views, you disapprove of them because they are using their power or authority to do what they want, completely ignoring that person's wishes. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ The security forces rode roughshod over the human rights of the people.
rou|lette /ruːle t/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Roulette is a gambling game in which a ball is dropped onto a wheel with numbered holes in it while the wheel is spinning round. The players bet on which hole the ball will be in when the wheel stops spinning.
2 → see also Russian roulette
round
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➊ round ◆◆◇ /raʊ nd/ Round is an adverb and preposition that has the same meanings as 'around'. Round is often used with verbs of movement, such as 'walk' and 'drive', and also in phrasal verbs such as 'get round' and 'hand round'. Round is commoner in British English than American English, and it is slightly more informal. → Please look at categories 20 and 21 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.
1 PREP To be positioned round a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move round a place means to go along its edge, back to the point where you started. □ They were sitting round the kitchen table. □ All round us was desert. ● ADV [ADV after v] Round is also an adverb. □ Visibility was good all round. □ The goldfish swam round and round in their tiny bowls.
2 PREP If you move round a corner or obstacle, you move to the other side of it. If you look round a corner or obstacle, you look to see what is on the other side. □ Suddenly a car came round a corner on the opposite side. □ One of his men tapped and looked round the door.
3 PREP You use round to say that something happens in or relates to different parts of a place, or is near a place. □ He happens to own half the land round here. □ I think he has earned the respect of leaders all round the world. ● ADV [ADV after v, n ADV ] Round is also an adverb. □ Shirley found someone to show them round. □ So you're going to have a look round?
4 ADV [ADV after v] If a wheel or object spins round , it turns on its axis. □ Holes can be worn remarkably quickly by a wheel going round at 60mph.
5 ADV [ADV after v] If you turn round , you turn so that you are facing or going in the opposite direction. □ She paused, but did not turn round. □ The wind veered round to the east.
6 ADV [ADV after v] If you move things round , you move them so they are in different places. □ I've already moved things round a bit to make it easier for him.
7 ADV [ADV after v] If you hand or pass something round , it is passed from person to person in a group. □ John handed round the plate of sandwiches. ● PREP Round is also a preposition. □ They started handing the microphone out round the girls at the front.
8 ADV [ADV after v] If you go round to someone's house, you visit them. □ I think we should go round and tell Kevin to turn his music down. □ He came round with a bottle of champagne. ● PREP Round is also a preposition in non-standard English. □ I went round my friend's house.
9 ADV [ADV after v] You use round in informal expressions such as sit round or hang round when you are saying that someone is spending time in a place and is not doing anything very important. [BRIT ] □ As we sat round chatting, I began to think I'd made a mistake. ● PREP Round is also a preposition. □ She would spend the day hanging round street corners.