coarsen
/ˈkɔːs(ə)n/
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American sound/ˈkɔːs(ə)n/
coarsen
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coar - sen -> coarsen
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၁။ (က) ကြမ်းထော်သော။
bags made from coarse linen ❍ a coarse complexion/skin.
(ခ) မညက်သော။ မနုသော။
coarse sand/salt ❍ coarse grass/hair.
၂။ (က) ရိုင်းပျသော။ အောက်တန်းကျသော။ VULGAR: coarse manners/laughter/tastes ❍ A coarse, red-faced man yelled something across the street.
(ခ) ညစ်ညမ်း သော။ ဖရုသဝါစာ။ OBSCENE: coarse jokes/humour/language.
၃။ (အစားအသောက်)အညံ့စား။ coarsely adv : chop onions coarsely (ie into large pieces).
❏ coarse fish n (pl unchanged) (Brit )
ရေချိုငါး။ ( ဆာမွန် နှင့်ထရောက်ငါး မပါ။ )
❏ coarse fishing n [U] ရေချိုငါး အပျော်မျှားခြင်း။
❏ coarsen /'kↄ:sn/ v ကြမ်းထော် လာသည်၊ စေသည်။
The sea air had coarsened her skin. coarseness n [U]
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uncouth, crude, vulgar, rude, common, foul-mouthed, loutish, boorish, bad-mannered, abrasive, base, bawdy, beastly, blue, bristly, brutish, chapped, cheap, coarse-grained, crass, dirty, earthy, ferine, filthy, foul, grainy, granular, gross, gruff, harsh, homespun, immodest, impolite, improper, impure, incult, indelicate, inelegant, inferior, loose, low, lowbred, lowdown and dirty, lumpy, mean, mediocre, nasty, not fine, obscene, off-color, offensive, organic, particulate, poor quality, raffish, raunchy, raw, ribald, rough, rough-hewn, roughneck, rugged, scatological, smutty, stiff, swinish, tacky, tasteless, thick, uncivil, uncultivated, uncultured, uneven, unfinished, unpolished, unprocessed, unpurified, unrefined, untreated, vulgarian
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