(n.) The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man.
(n.) A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot.
(n.) The popliteal space; the ham.
(n.) Same as Hock, a joint.
(v. t.) Same as Hock, to hamstring.
(n.) An adz; a hoe.
(v. t.) To cut with a hoe.
Example Sentences:
(1) As the 100-day mark approached, Hough said: “I think the support remains.” “The economy improved elsewhere,” she said.
(2) Newborns were studied at district hospital, Chinsurah, in Houghly district (West Bengal) from September 1977-August 1978.
(3) There have since been several workshops offered by Xomed and Dr. Hough, who developed the device, to train otolaryngologists how to implant this device.
(4) Professor Mike Hough, who was in the team that started the Home Office's then British crime survey in the early 1980s, says the fact that both the key yardsticks – the official crime survey and the police statistics – point in the same direction suggests there has been a "real and welcome fall" in crime.
(5) The literature thus far is limited to the experience of Hough and others involved with his initial trials.
(6) Camra's pubs director, Julian Hough, said the pub's success was hard earned against some tough competition: "The Swan with Two Necks really is the best of the best, having beaten rival pubs at every step, in a process which starts at a local level and takes a full 12 months to complete.
(7) A subtle curved line due to pneumothorax is then detected by means of the Hough transform.
(8) Perry Boys Abroad, by Ian Hough, has been released by Pennant Publishing
(9) If he can’t produce, then he’ll be as bad as Hillary.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Melissa Hough, president of the board of trustees of the Slate Belt Heritage Center in Bangor, Pennsylvania.
(10) The algorithm is based on the Hough transformation and can determine the parameters describing an ellipse even in low signal-to-noise ratio images and when the contour is only partially visualized such as in non-perfused regions of the left ventricular myocardium.
(11) A) There are 2 types of bone conduction implant: the "Audiant Bone Conduction" system of Hough-Vernon (Xomed), where an outside electromagnetic coil sends signals transcutaneously to a magnetic screw embedded on the temporal bone.
(12) Case study Julia Hough, a 39-year-old emergency services call handler in Dorset, was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2002.
(13) EGK Red carpet host Ryan Seacrest and actor Julianne Hough arrive at the Golden Globes with matching bouffants.
(14) In this paper we present you our clinical experience of 2 cases in which we implanted the Audiant Bone Conductor (by J. Hough).
(15) We report a case of an adrenal lipoma, a very rare lesion first described in 1899 and of which a total of six cases have previously been reported (Lange 1966, Page, De Lellis & Hough 1986).
(16) This group was tentatively assigned to His 14 on the basis of the results on X-ray crystallographic and chemical modification studies [Hough et al.
(17) PopCap Games , whose highly entertaining and child-friendly game Plants vs Zombies was nominated for a Bafta last year, feature "player profiles" on their website, including "Barbara Simpson, 36 – Connecticut mom plays Bejeweled Blitz with a baby on her lap" and "Ann Hough, 48 – Mother, daughter bond over Plants vs Zombies".
(18) EGK Actress Julianne Hough arrives at the Golden Globes.
(19) The stenotic change was detected on the basis of the reference diameter estimated by Hough transformation.
(20) Four of 33 tumors were classified as benign according to the Weiss, van Slooten, or Hough systems (tumor tissue was unavailable for seven patients).
Rough
Definition:
(n.) Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.
(n.) Not level; having a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a road.
(n.) Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough diamond.
(n.) Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of water.
(n.) Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat.
(n.) Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish.
(n.) Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper.
(n.) Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions.
(n.) Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers.
(n.) Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine.
(n.) Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day.
(n.) Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught.
(n.) Produced offhand.
(n.) Boisterous weather.
(n.) A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
(adv.) In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
(v. t.) To render rough; to roughen.
(v. t.) To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes.
(v. t.) To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; -- with out; as, to rough out a carving, a sketch.
Example Sentences:
(1) By 24 hr, rough endoplasmic reticulum in thecal cells increased from 4.2 to 7% of cell volume, while the amount in granulosa cells increased from less than 3.5% to more than 10%; the quantity remained relatively constant in the theca but declined to prestimulation values in the granulosa layer.
(2) Thus, it appears that neuronal loss may account for up to roughly half of the striatal D2 receptor loss during aging.
(3) The cis isomer was retained longer in liver, particularly in mitochondria, but had low retention in that portion of the endoplasmic reticulum isolated as the rough membrane fraction.
(4) The results indicated that roughly 25% of patients treated in this way will become hypothyroid after 5 years and that 85% are cured (need no further therapy during the follow-up period) using a single dose of iodine-131.
(5) This heretogeneity occurred mainly as a progressive, decreasing gradient in the first half of this pathway, between the rough endoplasmic reticulum and the mi-cisternae of the Golgi apparatus.
(6) Electron microscopy revealed a well-developed rough endoplasmic reticulum, an enlarged Golgi apparatus and many highly electron-dense secretory granules resembling those of Clara cells.
(7) Four fractions enriched, respectively, in plasma membrane (PM), smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER), rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), and mitochondria were isolated from estrogen-dominated rat myometrium.
(8) For trials in which the target was present in the array, RT functions were roughly symmetric, the shortest RTs being for extreme distractor ratios, and the longest RTs being for arrays in which there were an equal number of each distractor type.
(9) Classic technics of digital image analysis and new algorithms were used to improve the contrast on the full image or a portion of it, contrast a skin lesion with statistical information deduced from another lesion, evaluate the shape of the lesion, the roughness of the surface, and the transition region from the lesion to the normal skin, and analyze a lesion from the chromatic point of view.
(10) Electron microscopic evaluation of microsomal fractions showed elements of the plasma membrane, including cilia and microvilli, as well as rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
(11) The local guide led us down a rough, uneven pathway, talking as he went.
(12) It's the roughly $2bn in revenue grossed by his blockbuster movies, some of which he had to be talked into making.
(13) The interaction between PE and E-IgG involved the extension of micropseudopods toward adherent E-IgG, the formation of a linear uniform cap of roughly 200 A between opposing cell membranes, the ingestion of E-IgG by PE into a membrane-lined compartment, and the disintegration of the ingested ligand into membranous debris.
(14) Ultracentrifugally separated HDL2 and HDL3 roughly corresponded to HDL2e and HDL3e, respectively.
(15) The locations of these 15 insertion sites correlate well with the roughly estimated locations of five of the DNase I-hypersensitive subregions.
(16) The Lords will vote on three key amendments: • To exclude child benefit from the cap calculation (this would roughly halve the number of households affected).
(17) The unique structure we describe is a cytoplasmic organelle which, like annulate lamellae, is closely associated with the endoplasmic reticulum and is presumed to be related to the genesis of rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum in tumor cells.
(18) Besides the rough, wrinkled, and brown or black surface of the fingertips, microwrinkles of the epidermis occur on the skin ridges, which have so far not been described.
(19) Ultrastructural examination of noncartilaginous regions of the tumor demonstrated mesenchymal cells with features suggestive of cartilaginous differentiation, viz, scalloped cell membranes, sac-like distension of abundant rough endoplasmic reticulum, and a matrix containing fibrillary and finely granular material.
(20) That, roughly, was the theme of the Wednesday Play, Cathy Come Home, (BBC1) directed by Kenneth Loach, produced by Tony Garnett.