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• v  make rough or rougher
• s  used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure

• The British Overseas Airways station at London knew the weather had roughened over the Bay of Biscay.
• He thought the therapy he was taking had roughened it.
• If your orthopedist thinks about arthritis, for instance, in terms of friction between roughened joint surfaces, you should try to think about it, generally, in the same way.

• roughen
• chapped
• cracked

• smooth

News & Articles

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• Scooters take to streets of Memphis
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Members of Memphis Kings Scooter Club are easy to spot. Denim jackets covered in eclectic patches are common. Gloves roughened by hours of icy wind and rain peek out of pockets. Sleek, shiny helmets are toted underarm. Oh, and they ride scooters. The scooter club has about 60 active members who meet to share their passion for their prized scooters, and their numbers are ...
  July 29, 2013 - WDEF Chattanooga

Quotes

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• Jimmy Calderwood in Sportinglife.com
  I think being in England, with Oldham in that league, has probably made him a better player,said Calderwood. "He had all the skill in the world and it's probably roughened him up a little bit. He's still got a lot of ambitions, to get into...
• Glenn McGrath in Malaysia Star
  It's the way it goes sometimes. All of a sudden at the end it came together,McGrath said. "The wicket was quite abrasive on the ball so we just tried to look after the shiny side and once the ball roughened up a bit, it started to go a...