Tough
Tough is a valid word in word games.
- Tile score
- 9 points
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1
- How common
- Common
Meaning of tough
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nounSomeone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing.
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nounAn aggressive and violent young criminal.
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nounA cruel and brutal fellow.
Similar: bully , hooligan , ruffian , roughneck , rowdy , yob , yobbo
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adjectiveNot given to gentleness or sentimentality.
“a tough character”
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adjectiveVery difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution.
“a rugged competitive examination”
Similar: rugged
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adjectivePhysically toughened.
“the tough bottoms of his feet”
Similar: toughened
Definitions from WordNet 3.0, Princeton University.
Anagrams of tough
Words inside tough
Words of three letters or more made from its letters, longest first.
- thou7
- gout5
- thug8
- got4
- hot6
- out3
- gut4
- hug7
- tho6
- ugh7
- hog7
- hut6
- tug4
- tog4
Words that rhyme with tough
- stuff
- rough
- bluff
- buff
- cuff
- duff
- fluff
- huff
- puff
- ruff
- slough
- snuff
- gruff
- guff
- luff
- muff
- scuff
- tuff
- enough
- rebuff
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