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tough vs skin

skin vs tough

tough and skin both are nouns.

tough is an adjective but skin is not an adjective.

tough is not a verb while skin is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tough Yes Yes No No
skin Yes No Yes No
As nouns, skin is a hyponym of tough; that is, skin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tough:
  • tough: a cruel and brutal fellow
  • skin: a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent
Other hyponyms of tough include bullyboy, muscle, muscleman, skinhead, plug-ugly, tough guy.
tough (noun) skin (noun)
an aggressive and violent young criminal body covering of a living animal
a cruel and brutal fellow an outer surface (usually thin)
someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
the rind of a fruit or vegetable
a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent
a person whose head is bald or shaved
a person's skin regarded as their life
tough (adjective) skin (adjective)
resistant to cutting or chewing
physically toughened
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
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
tough (verb) skin (verb)
remove the skin from
remove the bark of a tree
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
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