- 11. Excessive, intemperate.
Hard, ad.
- 1. Close, near.
- 2. Laboriously, diligently, earnestly, incessantly, energetically.
- 3. With difficult, not easily.
- 4. Distressfully, painfully, severely, rigorously.
- 5. Vehemently, forcibly, violently.
Hard-a-lee, ad. (Naut). Close to the lee side.
Hard-a-port, ad. (Naut). Close to the larboard side.
Hard-a-starboard, ad. (Naut). close to the starboard side.
Hard-a-Weather, ad. (Naut). close to the windward side.
Hard biscuit. Cracker.
Hard by. Close by, very near.
Hard coal. Anthracite, glance-coal, blind-coal, stone-coal, culm.
Harden, v. a.
- 1. Indurate, make hard, make callous.
- 2. Habituate, inure, season, accustom, form, train, discipline.
- 3. Strengthen, fortify, steel, nerve, brace.
- 4. Sear, make callous, render insensible or unimpressible, make unfeeling.
- 5. Make obdurate, confirm in wickedness.
Harden, v. n. Grow or become hard, indurate.
Hardened, v. a.
- 1. Indurated, made hard.