toughs / tuffs / tufts [tʌfs]
toughs – v. 3rd pers. pres. sing. – endures, perseveres
tuffs – n. pl. of tuff – light, cellular, porous, volcanic rock
tufts – n. pl. of tuft – small clumps attached at the bases
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