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tough difficult to accomplish, resolve, endure, or deal with The first known use: before the 12th century |
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5 Letters, 1 Syllable |
tough |
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3 Phonemes |
t uh f |
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onset, rime |
t ough |
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Morpheme |
tough |
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Sentence Examples She had a tough time in college. He's been hanging around with a bunch of tough guys. The rug is made of tough material. He talks tough but he's not really dangerous. |
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Related Words Sound the same but are spelled differently.
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Collocations The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
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Neighborhood
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False Friends
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