Definitions for rough-and-tumble

rough-and-tumble rough-and-tum·ble

Spelling: [ruhf-uh n-tuhm-buh l]
IPA: /ˈrʌf ənˈtʌm bəl/

Rough-And-Tumble is a 16 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 2992 anagrams from letters in rough-and-tumble (--abdeghlmnortuu).

Definitions for rough-and-tumble

noun

  1. rough and unrestrained competition, fighting, struggling, etc.

adjective

  1. characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles:
  2. given to such action.

Origin of rough-and-tumble

First recorded in 1785-95

Examples for rough-and-tumble

Percy realized that in a rough-and-tumble he would be no match for Jabe.

He fell upon him, and a rough-and-tumble inaugurated the party.

Mandelbaum began her climb to the top of the crime world as a peddler on the rough-and-tumble, bustling streets of New York City.

For many fans, her hardscrabble youth and rough-and-tumble style were viewed as endearing strengths.

Was there ever a rough-and-tumble that anybody could explain lucidly the morning after?

In that rough-and-tumble era, wire cages surrounded many basketball courts to protect spectators from the players, and visa versa.

He even moved a chair which might get underfoot in a rough-and-tumble.

While at the Tribune, Axelrod rose to city hall bureau chief, covering the rough-and-tumble politics of the Windy City.

His youngest son, Orange Scott, was a rough-and-tumble trickster and a terrible tease.

This Bandy Walker was a gunman and a rough-and-tumble fighter.

Word Value for rough-and-tumble
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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