Term: gruffness: a throaty harshness
Broader: harshness: the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | Unrelated: riesling: fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from California
Broader: harshness: the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | Unrelated: consultation: a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question
Broader: harshness: the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | Unrelated: numeration system: any notation for the representation of numbers
Broader: harshness: the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | Unrelated: postilion: someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman)
Broader: harshness: the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | Unrelated: reviewing stand: a stand from which a parade or military force can be reviewed
Broader: harshness: the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | Unrelated: disembowelment: the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude
Broader: harshness: the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | Unrelated: strip cropping: cultivation of crops in strips following the contours of the land to minimize erosion
Broader: harshness: the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | Unrelated: freight: transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
Broader: harshness: the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | Unrelated: fence mending: social action to improve poor relations (especially in politics)
Broader: harshness: the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | Unrelated: waviness: unevenness produced by waves or wrinkles