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| moleskin |
a tough twilled cotton fabric. [1/3 definitions] |
| oak |
the durable, tough wood of such a tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| paper birch |
a North American birch with tough white paperlike bark that curls and peels easily from the tree. |
| periosteum |
a tough, fibrous membrane that covers all bones except at the joints. |
| perisarc |
the tough nonliving outer layer that encloses many hydrozoans. |
| pomegranate |
a reddish fruit with a tough rind, many seeds, and a juicy, edible, mildly acidic pulp. [1/2 definitions] |
| rattan |
a climbing palm plant with long, tough, pliable stems. [1/2 definitions] |
| rind |
a thick, firm, sometimes tough outer layer or covering, such as the skin of citrus fruits or melons or the outside of cheese. |
| roughneck |
one who behaves in a tough or rude manner; rowdy. |
| rough trade |
(slang) a tough, sadistic homosexual male hired or picked up for sex, or all such persons collectively. |
| ruffian |
one who is tough and violent; bully; thug. |
| sclera |
the tough fibrous white or blue-white tissue that covers all of the eyeball except the part covered by the cornea. |
| shard |
the tough wing case of a beetle. [1/2 definitions] |
| shark1 |
any of numerous large, voracious, tough-skinned sea fishes with skeletons of cartilage rather than bone. |
| shield |
a piece of protective armor, made of any of various tough materials, usu. worn on the forearm to ward off missiles or blows from hand weapons. [1/7 definitions] |
| shrink-wrap |
a tough plastic cover, shrunk around a product by means of heat. [1/2 definitions] |
| sinewy |
of sinew, or sinewlike; strong; tough. [1/2 definitions] |
| sponge |
any of various aquatic animals with a porous body and a tough fibrous or calcareous skeleton formed of irregular clumps or branched masses that are attached to underwater surfaces. [1/10 definitions] |
| tegmen |
a cover, coating, or integument, such as the tough forewing of certain insects or the inner coat of some seeds. |
| tender1 |
easily chewed or crushed; not tough; soft. [1/6 definitions] |
| tendon |
a cord or band of tough white fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with a bone or other part; sinew. |
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