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H — Hammer-fish to Harmful (Part 7 of 11)

Harbinger, n. Forerunner, precursor, herald.

Harbor, n.

    1. Asylum, refuge, shelter, cover, sanctuary, retreat, resting-place, place of shelter.
    2. Port, haven, harbor, destination.

Harbor, v. n. Take shelter, find a harbor, keep in harbor.

Harbor, v. a.

    1. Shelter, lodge, protect.
    2. Entertain, cherish, indulge, foster.
    3. (Law.) Secrete, receive clandestinely.

Hard, a.

    1. Firm, solid, compact, impenetrable, unyielding, rigid.
    2. Difficult, embarrassing, perplexing, puzzling, knotty, intricate, understood with difficulty.
    3. Laborious, arduous, toilsome, fatiguing, wearying.
    4. Unfeeling, unkind, insensible, unsusceptible, cruel, oppressive, rigorous, exacting, severe, unyielding, inflexible, callous, obdurate, hard-hearted, unfeeling, unsympathetic.
    5. Grievous, distressing, calamitous, painful, disagreeable, unpleasant.
    6. Inclement, stormy, tempestuous, cold, severe.
    7. Harsh, rough, sour, acid.
    8. Coarse, unpalatable.
    9. Unfavorable, unprosperous, unpropitious.
    10. Stiff, constrained, forced, unnatural, ungraceful, rigid.