tough vs hard-boiled

tough is a noun but hard-boiled is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tough	Yes	Yes	No	No
hard-boiled	No	Yes	No	No

tough (noun)	hard-boiled (noun)
an aggressive and violent young criminal
a cruel and brutal fellow
someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

tough (adjective)	hard-boiled (adjective)
resistant to cutting or chewing	(eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid
physically toughened	used of persons; emotionally hardened
not given to gentleness or sentimentality	tough and callous by virtue of experience
unfortunate or hard to bear
substantially made or constructed
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
violent and lawless
very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe