Definition (adj) not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
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a difficult task
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nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access
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difficult times
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why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?
Definition (adj) dispassionate
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took a hard look
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a hard bargainer
Definition (adj) resisting weight or pressure
Definition (adj) very strong or vigorous
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strong winds
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a hard left to the chin
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a knockout punch
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a severe blow
Definition (adj) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
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worked their arduous way up the mining valley
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a grueling campaign
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hard labor
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heavy work
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heavy going
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spent many laborious hours on the project
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set a punishing pace
Definition (adj) produced without vibration of the vocal cords
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unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'
Definition (adj) (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
Definition (adj) (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
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Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants
Definition (adj) given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
Definition (adj) being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
Definition (adj) unfortunate or hard to bear
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had hard luck
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a tough break
Definition (adj) dried out
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hard dry rolls left over from the day before
Definition (adv) with effort or force or vigor
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the team played hard
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worked hard all day
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pressed hard on the lever
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hit the ball hard
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slammed the door hard
Definition (adv) with firmness
Definition (adv) earnestly or intently
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thought hard about it
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stared hard at the accused
Definition (adv) causing great damage or hardship
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industries hit hard by the depression
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she was severely affected by the bank's failure
Definition (adv) slowly and with difficulty
Definition (adv) indulging excessively
Definition (adv) into a solid condition
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concrete that sets hard within a few hours
Definition (adv) very near or close in space or time
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it stands hard by the railroad tracks
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they were hard on his heels
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a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening
Definition (adv) with pain or distress or bitterness
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he took the rejection very hard
Definition (adv) to the full extent possible; all the way
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hard alee
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the ship went hard astern
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swung the wheel hard left