Her hands have become as rough as a nutmeg-grater with her work. — От работы ее руки стали грубыми и шершавыми, как наждачная бумага.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
Roughness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Roughness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 roughness roughness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 tooth tooth grain texture ripple Sgm: N 1 asperity asperity rugosity salebrosity| corrugation … English dictionary for students
roller — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, abradant, abrasive, adhesive tape, application, band, bandage, bandaging, barrel, billow, binder, bole, bore, brace, breaker, breakers, burnish, calender, carousel, cask, cast, cataplasm, cheese… … Moby Thesaurus
Grate — Grate, v. t. [OF grater to scrape, scratch, F. gratter, LL. gratare, cratare; of German origin; cf. OHG. chrazz[=o]n G. kratzen, D. krassen, Sw. Kratta, and perh. E. scratch.] 1. To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another, causing a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
