Definition of hard

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Hard (superl.) Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple..

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Beghard :: Beghard (n.) Alt. of Beguar.
Shetland Pony :: Shetland pony () One of a small, hardy breed of horses, with long mane and tail, which originated in the Shetland Islands; a sheltie..
Testaceous :: Testaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or having a hard shell..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To fix in the ground, as a post or a tree; to plant; as, to set pear trees in an orchard..
Ironstone :: Ironstone (n.) A hard, earthy ore of iron..
Impulse :: Impulse (n.) The action of a force during a very small interval of time; the effect of such action; as, the impulse of a sudden blow upon a hard elastic body..
Hard-mouthed :: Hard-mouthed (a.) Not sensible to the bit; not easily governed; as, a hard-mouthed horse..
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Difficult to please or influence; stern; unyielding; obdurate; unsympathetic; unfeeling; cruel; as, a hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character..
Shooi :: Shooi (n.) The Richardson's skua (Stercorarius parasiticus);- so called from its cry.
Squeeze :: Squeeze (v. t.) Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass; to crush..
Temper :: Temper (v. t.) To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper iron or steel..
Grate :: Grate (v. i.) To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough material; to cause wearing, tearing, or bruising. Hence; To produce exasperation, soreness, or grief; to offend by oppression or importunity..
Sweat :: Sweat (v. i.) Fig.: To perspire in toil; to work hard; to drudge.
Costive :: Costive (a.) Dry and hard; impermeable; unyielding.
Scant :: Scant (adv.) In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
Shell :: Shell (n.) The hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. In some mollusks, as the cuttlefishes, it is internal, or concealed by the mantle. Also, the hard covering of some vertebrates, as the armadillo, the tortoise, and the like..
Bigg :: Bigg (n.) Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind..
Stony :: Stony (superl.) Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust..
Scarcely :: Scarcely (adv.) With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just.
Cracknel :: Cracknel (v. t.) A hard brittle cake or biscuit.
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