hard


Meanings

  • 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?"
  • dispassionate; ;
    • "took a hard look"
    • "a hard bargainer"
  • resisting weight or pressure
  • very strong or vigorous;
    • "a hard left to the chin"
  • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort;
    • "hard labor"
  • produced without vibration of the vocal cords;
  • (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
  • (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"
  • given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors;
    • "a hard drinker"
  • being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content;
    • "hard liquor"
  • unfortunate or hard to bear;
    • "had hard luck"
  • dried out;
    • "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"
  • 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"
  • with firmness;
    • "held hard to the railing"
  • earnestly or intently;
    • "thought hard about it"
    • "stared hard at the accused"
  • causing great damage or hardship;
    • "industries hit hard by the depression"
  • slowly and with difficulty;
    • "prejudices die hard"
  • indulging excessively;
  • into a solid condition;
    • "concrete that sets hard within a few hours"
  • 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"
  • with pain or distress or bitterness;
    • "he took the rejection very hard"
  • to the full extent possible; all the way;
    • "hard alee"
    • "the ship went hard astern"
    • "swung the wheel hard left"
  • HARD adj HARDER, HARDEST firm and unyielding


Scrabble Score: 8

hard is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

hard is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

hard is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 7

hard is a valid Words With Friends word