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rough, rugged
"His face was broad and craggy from the sun, with salty whiskers and a lower jaw that protruded slightly, making him look prouder than he felt." |
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1 : the flesh of slain animals or men 2 2 : great and usually bloody slaughter or injury
"From the back of the crowd, Dominguez burst through, his face red, his maintenance shirt drenched in sweat. He saw the carnage." |
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2 a: barely or scarcely sufficient; especially : not quite coming up to a stated measure (a scant teaspoon, scant growth)
"But now, with some of the coal ash rubbed from his face, Eddie noticed the scant lines on his skin and the full head of dark hair. He must have only been in his 30s." |
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1: the vault or arch of the sky: heavens 2: the field or sphere of an interest or activity (the international fashion firmament)
"Stars appeared, millions of stars, like salt sprinkled across the greenish firmament." |
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1: a thin sheet of a material 3: a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, display, or effect : facade, gloss (veneer of tolerance)
"And on occasion, as if to feed the weakest embers of a fire, Eddie's father let a wrinkle of pride crack the veneer of disinterest." |
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1: an apparatus for visual signaling (as by the position of one or more movable arms)
"Unbeknownst to him, he had begun the ritual of semaphore with his father, forsaking words or physical affection." |
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