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mystifying, knotty, irksome, difficult: The examiners asked us
some very tough questions. 6 stubborn, hardened, inured,
obstinate, obdurate, hard, harsh, severe, stern, inflexible,
refractory, intractable, adamant, unyielding, ungiving, rigid,
unbending, unsentimental, unfeeling, unsympathetic, callous,
hard-boiled, uncaring, cold, cool, icy, stony, Colloq
hard-nosed: He's a tough man to work for, but he's fair.
--interj. 7 Colloq Too bad!, Tough luck!, Hard luck!, Brit Hard
cheese!, Slang Tough titty!, Taboo slang Tough shit!: When I
told him that my money had been stolen, he said 'Tough!'
--n. 8 bruiser, hooligan, bully (boy), rowdy, thug, ruffian,
Colloq roughneck, bruiser, tough guy, gorilla: A couple of
toughs who had been threatening the cashier disappeared when
they saw our uniforms.
tour n. 1 journey, trip, excursion, outing, expedition, voyage,
trek, peregrination, jaunt, junket: We went on a guided tour
because we were short of time and wanted to see everything. 2
stroll, perambulation, walkabout, ramble, walk, drive; round,
circuit, ambit: The government representatives are on a tour of
all nuclear facilities. 3 spell, shift, assignment, turn,
Military period of service or enlistment: His tour of duty is
not finished till midnight.
--v. 4 journey, travel, voyage, visit, trip, trek, sightsee,
cruise; Colloq globe-trot: On retirement we spent a year just
touring around Europe.
tourist n. traveller, voyager, visitor, sightseer, Colloq
rubberneck(er), out-of-towner, Brit tripper, day-tripper,
holiday-maker: During the summer, this place is inundated with
tourists.
tournament
n. tourney, competition, contest, match, meeting, event, meet:
The tennis tournament was delayed by rain.
tousle v. dishevel, disorder, ruffle, disarrange, tangle (up), mess
(up), rumple, disarray, US muss (up): Her hair was all tousled
by the wind.