Crossword-Solution: TOUGH 5 letters, 156 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 9

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Word Word Type Definition
Tough superl. Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness;
yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain;
as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough.
Tough superl. Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm;
strong; as, tough sinews.
Tough superl. Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as,
tough phlegm.
Tough superl. Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow.
Tough superl. Severe; violent; as, a tough storm.

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TOUGH anagram OUGHT

We have 156 clues for the answer “TOUGH”

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"That's just too bad!" 1 answer
"Too bad for you" 1 answer
Able to withstand wear and tear 1 answer
Barely chewable 1 answer
Barely chewable, as steak 1 answer
Difficult, as a challenge 1 answer
Difficult, as a problem 1 answer
Difficult, as a puzzle 1 answer
Gristly 1 answer
Hard to chew, as steak 1 answer
Hard to swallow, perhaps 1 answer
Like overcooked steak 1 answer
Like some luck 1 answer
Not easy to crack 1 answer
Rowdyish 1 answer
Strict, uncompromising 1 answer
Strong but pliant. 1 answer
Unsparing response to a complaint 1 answer
another word for strong and sturdy 1 answer
Far from fragile. 2 answers
Like nails 2 answers
Not easily solved 2 answers
a ___ nut to crack 2 answers
"Sucks to be you" 2 answers
Kind of love 3 answers
"Too bad, so sad!" 3 answers
Like some steaks 3 answers
"Live with it" 3 answers
Kind of luck 3 answers
Hired goon 3 answers
Hard to bear 4 answers
Like some steak 4 answers
"Not my problem" 5 answers
Hard-nosed 5 answers
Deal with it 6 answers
rubbery 7 answers
Intransigent 9 answers
Overcooked 9 answers
Leathery 9 answers
Lasting unbreakable 10 answers
Public enemy. 10 answers
A ___ ROW TO HOE 11 answers
TWO-fisted person 11 answers
chewy 12 answers
filar 13 answers
Scaremonger 14 answers
Steely -- 15 answers
Sinewy 17 answers
filamentous 17 answers
Defeatist 18 answers
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ERAET
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with TOUGH (5)

The dwelling-houses were set about haphazard on the tough prairie sod; some of them looked as if they had been moved in overnight, and others as if they were straying off by themselves, headed straight for the open plain.
O Pioneers! Willa Cather 1991
The chief tragic event of the old man’s life, so far as I could judge, was his mishap with a certain goose, which lived and died some twenty or forty years ago: a goose of most promising figure, but which, at table, proved so inveterately tough, that the carving-knife would make no impression on its carcase, and it could only be divided with an axe and handsaw.
The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne 1992
Your mere puny stripling, that winced at the least flourish of the rod, was passed by with indulgence; but the claims of justice were satisfied by inflicting a double portion on some little tough wrong-headed, broad-skirted Dutch urchin, who sulked and swelled and grew dogged and sullen beneath the birch.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving 1992
The stick with which the deed had been done, although it was of some rare and very tough and heavy wood, had broken in the middle under the stress of this insensate cruelty; and one splintered half had rolled in the neighbouring gutter—the other, without doubt, had been carried away by the murderer.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson 1992
All the houses in the canyon were clean with the cleanness of sun-baked, wind-swept places, and they all smelled of the tough little cedars that twisted themselves into the very doorways.
The Song of the Lark Willa Cather 1992

Quotes with TOUGH (3)

When God Created Mothers" When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of "overtime" when the angel appeared and said. "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one." And God said, "Have you read the specs on this order?" She has to be completely washable, but not plastic. Have 180 moveable parts... all replaceable. Run on black coffee and leftovers. Have a lap that disappears when she stands up. A kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a …
Erma Bombeck When God Created Mothers
It doesn’t matter how physically fit or tough you are, if you fail to use natures computer between your ears.
Gerry Stewart
SELFLESS LOVE. If you have a special person in your life, but you find yourselves arguing, irritated and/or fighting out of the blue… you both need to try to step back and be selfless and think of the other person... with no ego of your own. No ego. We are ALL dealing with our own tough issues. We may keep them to ourselves, but we all have struggles. If you BOTH allow yourselves to step into each others shoes- to have the awareness and respect for each others issues and stru…
Jose N. Harris
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Appears in: CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, The Atlantic, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.

Used 41 times in crossword archives (1954–2024).