toughie

English Thesaurus

1. a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	problem,
definition	:	a question raised for consideration or solution (noun.communication)

2. an aggressive and violent young criminal (noun.person)

hypernym	:	criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw,
definition	:	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime (noun.person)

hyponym	:	bully,
definition	:	a hired thug (noun.person)

3. a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem (noun.communication)

derivation	:	mix up, stump,
definition	:	cause to be perplexed or confounded (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex,
definition	:	be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)

4. an aggressive and violent young criminal (noun.person)

derivation	:	strong-arm,
definition	:	use physical force against (verb.contact)

derivation	:	strong-arm,
definition	:	handle roughly (verb.social)

5. a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem (noun.communication)

derivation	:	mix up, stump,
definition	:	cause to be perplexed or confounded (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex,
definition	:	be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)

6. an aggressive and violent young criminal (noun.person)

derivation	:	strong-arm,
definition	:	use physical force against (verb.contact)

derivation	:	strong-arm,
definition	:	handle roughly (verb.social)