at a (rough) guess

  • 21rough — adj. Rough is used with these nouns: ↑approximation, ↑bark, ↑calculation, ↑childhood, ↑cider, ↑coat, ↑consensus, ↑country, ↑crossing, ↑deal, ↑division, ↑ …

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  • 22rough order of magnitude — n. Fancy way of saying to make a wild [ass] guess …

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  • 23Diamonds in the Rough (album) — Diamonds in the Rough Studio album by John Prine Released 1972 Recorded Atlantic Recording S …

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  • 24a bumpy/rough/easy ride — a bumpy/rough/easy, etc. ride INFORMAL ► used to describe a situation that is dangerous, difficult, easy, etc.: »Stocks could be in for a bumpy ride as Wall Street tries to guess the outcome of the Federal Reserve s next monetary policy meeting.… …

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  • 25a bumpy/rough/easy, etc. ride — INFORMAL ► used to describe a situation that is dangerous, difficult, easy, etc.: »Stocks could be in for a bumpy ride as Wall Street tries to guess the outcome of the Federal Reserve s next monetary policy meeting. → See also FREE RIDE(Cf. ↑free …

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  • 26a rough ride — a bumpy/rough/easy, etc. ride INFORMAL ► used to describe a situation that is dangerous, difficult, easy, etc.: »Stocks could be in for a bumpy ride as Wall Street tries to guess the outcome of the Federal Reserve s next monetary policy meeting.… …

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  • 27a rough/easy ride — a bumpy/rough/easy, etc. ride INFORMAL ► used to describe a situation that is dangerous, difficult, easy, etc.: »Stocks could be in for a bumpy ride as Wall Street tries to guess the outcome of the Federal Reserve s next monetary policy meeting.… …

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  • 28roughness — rough ► ADJECTIVE 1) having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level. 2) not gentle; violent or boisterous: rough treatment. 3) (of weather or the sea) wild and stormy. 4) lacking sophistication or refinement. 5) not finished tidily;… …

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  • 29Supposition — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Supposition >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 supposition supposition assumption assumed position postulation condition presupposition hypothesis postulate postulatum theory Sgm: N 1 thesis thesis th …

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  • 30estimate — I (approximate cost) noun admeasurement, aestimatio, appraisal, appraisement, approximate calculation, approximate judgment of value, approximate value, approximation, assessment, calculation, charge, computation, considered guess, educated guess …

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