Rough and Wax

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Rough

Rough verb - Prepare in preliminary or sketchy form.
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Wax is an antonym for rough.
Nearby Words: roughly, roughness, roughen, roughening, roughed

Wax

Wax verb - To coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction.
Usage example: waxing a surfboard
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Rough is an antonym for wax.
Nearby Words: waxed, waxy, waxing, waxen, waxwork
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  • Wax And Wayne: Steris is a meticulous planner, to the point that she insists on trying to plan a disruption for her own wedding, under the logic that her fiance, being a rough-and-tumble gunslinger cop, will attract some sort of trouble, and it's best to make her own before that can happen.
    Source: Crazy Prepared / Literature
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