Word Image
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Part Of Speech
noun, verb, adjective, adverb
Word Meaning
noun: a tough and violent person
verb: to bear unflinchingly
adjective: able to take great force; flexible and not brittle; marked by firmness or determination; able to stand hard work and hardship; very difficult; having much crime or bad behavior
adverb: in a tough manner
Word Family
toughs
toughed
toughing
tougher
toughest
toughness
toughly
toughen
toughened
toughening
Sentences
My son always asks the tough questions.
He started hanging out with the tough kids in the neighborhood.
The toughest drug laws will soon go into effect.
She was a little tougher after her wilderness training.
She really had a tough time in college.
Their business had a bit of tough luck recently.
He talks tough but he’s not really dangerous.
He was facing the toughest player on the team.
Working on the farm toughened his hands up.
The rug is made of tough material.
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