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tough

adjective / interjection / noun

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf a material, strong and resilient; sturdy.

    Example: The tent, made of tough canvas, held up to many abuses.

  2. interjectionUsed to indicate lack of sympathy

    Example: If you don't like it, tough!

  3. nounA person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.

    Example: They were doing fine until they encountered a bunch of toughs from the opposition.

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Five-letter puzzle facts

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Very common
#239 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
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Tests likely letters better than 28% of common five-letter words.
Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None

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