tough
Definitions
Noun
- Someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
- An aggressive and violent young criminal
- A cruel and brutal fellow
Adjective
- Not given to gentleness or sentimentality
- Physically toughened
- Resistant to cutting or chewing
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "tough".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "tough".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "tough".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | through | 1 | 971 |
| 2 | thought | 1 | 517 |
| 3 | though | 1 | 440 |
| 4 | touch | 1 | 87 |
| 5 | ought | 1 | 68 |
| 6 | rough | 1 | 41 |
| 7 | tougher | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | hough | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | trough | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | toughs | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | troughs | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | stough | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | toughie | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | toughen | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | toughed | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | strough | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | pough | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | lough | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | kough | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | gough | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
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Words That Precede
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "tough" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "tough".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | thigh | 1 | 9 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 13
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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