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hord
- a not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
why is it so hard for you to keep a secret? - a dispassionate;
took a hard look
a hard bargainer - a resisting weight or pressure
- s very strong or vigorous
a hard left to the chin - s characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
hard labor - a produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- a (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- a (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants - s given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
a hard drinker - s being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
hard liquor - s unfortunate or hard to bear
had hard luck - s dried out
hard dry rolls left over from the day before - r with effort or force or vigor
the team played hard
worked hard all day
pressed hard on the lever
hit the ball hard
slammed the door hard - r with firmness
held hard to the railing - r earnestly or intently
thought hard about it
stared hard at the accused - r causing great damage or hardship
industries hit hard by the depression - r slowly and with difficulty
prejudices die hard - r indulging excessively
- r into a solid condition
concrete that sets hard within a few hours - r very near or close in space or time
it stands hard by the railroad tracks
they were hard on his heels
a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening - r with pain or distress or bitterness
he took the rejection very hard - r to the full extent possible; all the way
hard alee
the ship went hard astern
swung the wheel hard left
- When you're eight months pregnant, it's hard to find a good interview suit.
- Analysis: New growth figures raise fears of inflation, but the consensus remains that China can avoid a hard landing.
- Even in the case of thrift and hard work, how much credit do you deserve for inheriting those fine values? How is it different from inheriting good genes?.