| hard drug |
any drug, such as heroin, that is addictive and causes long-term harmful effects. |
| harden |
to make hard or more resistant to pressure. [6 definitions] |
| hardened |
past participle of harden. [4 definitions] |
| hardener |
a substance that can be added to varnish or paint in order to achieve a harder finish on the surface to which it is applied. |
| hard-fisted |
unrelentingly stingy; tight-fisted. [2 definitions] |
| hard goods |
manufactured products, such as appliances, machines, and automobiles, that last for many years; durable goods. |
| hard hat |
a protective helmet, made of metal or hard, impact-resistant plastic, worn by construction workers, miners, and the like. |
| hard-hat |
(informal) a construction worker. |
| hardheaded |
not easily moved, manipulated, or duped; shrewd; pragmatic. [2 definitions] |
| hardhearted |
without feeling or sympathy; pitiless. |
| hardihood |
strength, vigor, or determination; fortitude. [2 definitions] |
| hardily |
in a hardy manner. |
| hardiness |
the condition or quality of being hardy; strength; endurance. [2 definitions] |
| hard labor |
compulsory physical labor imposed as part of a prison sentence. |
| hard-line |
unwilling to yield, esp. in regard to ideas or ideology. |
| hard-liner |
one who is unwilling to yield, esp. in regard to ideas or ideology. |
| hardly |
almost not at all; barely; scarcely; only just. [2 definitions] |
| hard maple |
the sugar maple. |
| hardness |
the state or condition of being hard. [2 definitions] |
| hard-nosed |
tough and practical; hardheaded. |
| hard-on |
(vulgar slang) an erection of the penis. |