(n) United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997), Syn. William Seward Burroughs, William S. Burroughs, William Burroughs

burroughs

(n) United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898), Syn. William Seward Burroughs

burroughs

(n) United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950), Syn. Edgar Rice Burroughs

ride roughshod

(v) treat inconsiderately or harshly, Syn. run roughshod

roughshod

(adj) (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping

barbarous

(adj) (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering, Syn. cruel, roughshod, fell, brutal, savage, vicious, Example:a barbarous crime; brutal beatings; cruel tortures; Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks; a savage slap; vicious kicks

heavy-handed

(adj) unjustly domineering, Syn. roughshod, Example:incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies; a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Roughscuff

n. [ Rough + scuff. ] A rough, coarse fellow; collectively, the lowest class of the people; the rabble; the riffraff. [ Colloq. U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Roughsetter

n. A mason who builds rough stonework. [ 1913 Webster ]

Roughshod

a. Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

To ride roughshod, to pursue a course regardless of the pain or distress it may cause others. [ 1913 Webster ]

Roughstrings

n. pl. (Capr.) Pieces of undressed timber put under the steps of a wooden stair for their support. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thoroughsped

a. Fully accomplished; thoroughplaced. [ R. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thoroughstitch

adv. So as to go the whole length of any business; fully; completely. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Preservance alone can carry us thoroughstitch. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

作威作福

[作威作福, zuò wēi zuò fú] tyrannical abuse (成语 saw); riding roughshod over people #57489

布鲁克林

[布鲁克林 / 布魯剋林, bù lǔ kè lín] Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs of New York City #58936

凭陵

[凭陵 / 憑陵, píng líng] to ride roughshod over; to encroach

皇后区

[皇后区 / 皇后區, Huáng hòu qū] Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

山の神

[やまのかみ;ヤマノカミ, yamanokami ; yamanokami] (n) (1) (やまのかみ only) mountain god; (2) (やまのかみ only) (col) one's wife (sometimes esp. a nagging wife); (3) (uk) roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Durchbruch { m } | Durchbrüche { pl }

breakthrough | breakthroughs

Mulde { f } | Mulden { pl }

trough | troughs

Waschtrog { m } | Waschtröge { pl }

washing trough | washing troughs

Wellental { n } | Wellentäler { pl }

trough of the sea | troughs of the sea

raubeinig; rücksichtslos { adj } | über etw. rücksichtslos hinweggehen

roughshod | to ride roughshod over sth.

raut auf; rauht auf [ alt ]

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