hard



hard - adjective

  • not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
  • dispassionate
  • resisting weight or pressure
  • very strong or vigorous
  • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
  • 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
  • given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
  • being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
  • unfortunate or hard to bear
  • dried out

hard - adverb

  • with effort or force or vigor
  • with firmness
  • earnestly or intently
  • causing great damage or hardship
  • slowly and with difficulty
  • indulging excessively
  • into a solid condition
  • very near or close in space or time
  • with pain or distress or bitterness
  • to the full extent possible; all the way

hard - thesaurus

arduous   backbreaking   concentrated   difficult   firmly   grueling American English spelling   gruelling British English spelling   heavily   heavy   intemperate   intemperately   knockout   laborious   operose   punishing   severe   severely   strong   surd   toilsome   tough   unvoiced   voiceless  


View spelling list ar words: a starter list and learn about the word hard in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 10. Spelling choices for /ar/ sound; ar, a.

Scrabble score for hard

h is 4 a is 1 r is 1 d is 2
Scrabble score = 8

generated at 16:13:29 on 19-03-25

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