English noun: roughcast | |||
1. | roughcast (substance) a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plaster | ||
2. | roughcast (artifact) a rough preliminary model | ||
Broader (hypernym) | model, simulation | ||
English verb: roughcast | |||
1. | roughcast (creation) shape roughly | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work | ||
2. | roughcast (contact) apply roughcast to | ||
Samples | Roughcast a wall. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | daub, plaster | ||
3. | roughcast (contact) hew roughly, without finishing the surface | ||
Samples | Rough-hew stone or timber. | ||
Synonyms | rough-hew | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hew, hew out | ||