adj
Pronunciation spelling of hard, representing h-dropping. [Resistant to pressure.]
adj
Requiring or implying action or exertion
n
An imaginary rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness.
adj
Of adamant; hard as adamant.
adj
Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move.
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Stiff, cramped, rigid.
adj
Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
adj
Characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.
adv
(idiomatic, US) Frantically.
n
Great and persistent toil or effort.
adj
Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.
n
severity; strictness; austerity.
n
Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
adj
Alternative form of backbreaking [(figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring.]
v
US spelling of belabour. [(transitive) To labour about; labour over; work hard upon; ply diligently.]
adv
Alternative spelling of belabouredly [In a belaboured fashion.]
v
(transitive) To labour about; labour over; work hard upon; ply diligently.
adv
In a belaboured fashion.
adj
(idiomatic) As hard as a bone, rock hard.
adj
Alternative spelling of bone hard [(idiomatic) As hard as a bone, rock hard.]
adj
Synonym of backbreaking (“of work, very physically tiring”)
adv
Alternative spelling of brusquely [In a brusque manner; abruptly; rudely.]
adj
(obsolete) austere or stiff, like scholastics
adj
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome [Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding]
adj
Hardened by experience.
adj
Difficult, hard to do.
adj
Like a chore; tedious or laborious in nature
adj
Characteristic of a chore; marked by drudgery or toil; toilsome; (by extension) difficult; tedious; laborious
adj
stiff, stubborn, clayey, tenacious
n
laborious work; drudgery
n
Skilled labour involving complex tasks and producing more value than simple labour.
adv
In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner.
adv
By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.
adj
(by extension) Difficult to deal with; contrary or troublesome.
adv
So as to defeat overwhelmingly.
adj
Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
adj
Appearing to be difficult; challenging.
adj
Archaic spelling of diligent. [Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.]
n
(obsolete) nimbleness; agility
adj
Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
n
A person with such an attitude.
n
(humorous) technical difficulties
adj
(obsolete) Hard to work with; stubborn.
adj
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
n
Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.
adj
Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.
adj
(obsolete) rigorous; stringent; harsh
adj
Acting rapidly or violently.
adj
Of or pertaining to drudgery; tedious, menial and exhausting.
n
Exhausting, menial, and tedious work.
adj
Strongly characterized by drudgery; that requires tedious and exhausting work.
adj
Suggestive of drudgery; being excessively hard or requiring excessive effort.
adj
(archaic) hard; harsh; severe; rough
n
(obsolete) Harsh treatment.
adj
Requiring or showing effort.
adv
In an encumbering manner.
adj
(obsolete) Made fierce.
adj
Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
adj
Demanding; requiring great effort.
adj
Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
adj
(dated) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.
adj
(obsolete) Hurried, hasty.
adj
Requiring dexterity to operate.
adv
(nonstandard, rare, dialectal) By, through, or with force; forcibly
adj
Relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of exhaustion.
adj
Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
adj
Alternative spelling of gruelling. [So difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted; backbreaking.]
adj
So difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted; backbreaking.
adj
(dated) Difficult to resist or control; powerful.
adj
Alternative form of hard-and-fast [(idiomatic, of rules, etc) strictly maintained]
adj
(simile, humorous) Very difficult.
adj
(simile, idiomatic) Able to endure difficulties; tough
adj
(simile, archaic) Very callous or hardhearted.
n
(travel, informal) A class of accommodation, typically on trains, which is less comfortable than other classes, and might have wooden seating.
adj
(UK, idiomatic) used, cheated, or exploited by
n
(slang, dated) Hardship; misfortune.
n
Alternative form of hard-nose [A hard-nosed person; one who is tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.]
adj
Alternative form of hard-nosed [guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory]
n
(idiomatic) A place, opportunity, etc. to which it is difficult to gain entry.
adj
In a situation that is difficult to resolve.
n
Alternative form of long row to hoe [(idiomatic) A difficult, arduous task or set of tasks; a lengthy, demanding project.]
n
(originally Australia) The key effort in completing a difficult task.
adj
(US, slang, vulgar) Of a person: having a very difficult personality; being a perfectionist.
adj
callous and toughened by experience
adj
(of a person, especially a detective) Callous and unsentimental.
adj
Extremely hardworking or demanding
adj
Having been obtained with a great deal of effort.
adj
Having hard or stern features; unattractive.
adj
Having stern, harsh or unattractive facial features.
adj
Achieved through a large effort.
adj
Having a dense firm grain.
adj
Alternative spelling of hard hit [In severe difficulties; greatly affected by a problem.]
adj
Aggressively vigorous or forceful
n
A hard-nosed person; one who is tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.
adj
(of a person) tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.
adj
(idiomatic, usually with to-infinitive) Barely able. Having difficulty doing something.
adj
Subject to strenuous effort or tough competition.
adj
Alternative form of hardscrabble [(of land) Requiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive.]
adj
Beset by difficulties.
adj
Having been obtained with effort, despite difficulty and hardship.
adj
Alternative form of hardworking [Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.]
adj
Being or exhibiting tough or ruthless behavior, especially in combat, politics or business.
n
(informal) One who exhibits tough or ruthless behaviour.
n
Alternative form of hard case [(slang) A tough person.]
adj
(colloquial) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
adj
(computing, military) Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified.
adj
(informal, humorous) Very hard (in the sense of physical rigidity).
adj
Alternative form of hard-fought [Achieved through a large effort.]
adj
Working-class; having hands hardened from labor.
n
(obsolete) Alternative form of hardihood. [Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.]
adj
(colloquial) Quite hard; somewhat hard.
n
(business) A retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting the do-it-yourself customer.
n
Alternative spelling of hard-liner [A person who takes a firm, uncompromising position on some policy.]
adv
(manner, archaic) Harshly, severely; in a hard manner.
adj
Alternative form of hard-nosed [guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory]
adj
Alternative form of hard-nosed [guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory]
n
(slang, derogatory) Someone who puts excessive effort into some task or role.
adj
Subject to difficulty in accomplishing or making progress.
adj
(of land) Requiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive.
adj
Alternative form of hard-set [Beset by difficulties.]
adj
(figuratively) Rigid or uncompromising in principles, especially in religion or politics.
n
Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
adj
Characterised by hardness; stern; severe; difficult
adj
Alternative spelling of hard-won [Having been obtained with effort, despite difficulty and hardship.]
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
adv
With hard work; diligently.
adj
Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
adj
(informal) Full of hassle; tiresome and strenuous.
adj
(dated) hasty; rapid; speedy
n
(idiomatic) Something that is boring; difficult to make progress on, or tedious
n
(idiomatic) The most demanding part of an endeavour; work requiring the most effort, resources, or consideration.
adj
(originally US, informal, transitive with on) Recklessly determined to do or achieve (something).
adj
Requiring a huge amount of work; of extraordinary difficulty.
n
toil and duty chosen in preference to ease and pleasure
adj
(figuratively, derogatory, of a person) Requiring a lot of attention or reassurance; emotionally needy
adj
Full of hours; time-consuming.
adv
In an incumbering manner.
adj
Relating to, causing, or marked by induration or hardening.
adj
Extorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense.
adj
Demanding; requiring a great amount of work etc.
n
(economics) Labor that is expended in order to strengthen or make vigorous or agile the mind or body; or to achieve a religious purpose; or labor that is expended to avoid the disutility of work, as for example, to forget, to escape from depressing thoughts or banish annoying thoughts.
n
(American spelling, often plural) alternative form of labour pain [(British spelling, often plural) the pain suffered by a woman in labour during childbirth.]
adj
(American spelling) Requiring a great deal of work, especially physical and manual effort versus capital.
adj
Alternative form of laboured [Expressive of strenuous effort.]
adv
In a laboured manner; difficultly.
adv
Alternative form of labouringly [With labour; strenuously.]
adj
Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
adj
Obsolete form of laborious. [Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.]
adj
Alternative form of labor-saving. [Making work easier or faster.]
adj
Alternative form of laboursome [(obsolete) Hard-working.]
n
UK spelling of labor of love
adj
(British spelling) alternative form of labor-intensive [(American spelling) Requiring a great deal of work, especially physical and manual effort versus capital.]
adj
Of or pertaining to labour.
adj
Of writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production.
adv
Alternative spelling of laboredly [In a laboured manner; difficultly.]
adv
With labour; strenuously.
adv
Alternative form of laboriously [With great expenditure of effort, in a manner requiring much labor.]
adj
Obsolete form of laborious. [Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.]
adv
Rare spelling of laboriously. [With great expenditure of effort, in a manner requiring much labor.]
adj
(obsolete) Hard-working.
adv
In a laboursome manner.
adj
(by extension) gentle; meek
adj
(colloquial) efficient because of having nothing in excess of what is needed, and single-minded in one's objective
n
alert quickness of mind or body
adj
Gentle; having little force or momentum.
adj
(obsolete) Having or requiring little strength.
adj
(simile) Extremely limber or flexible
adj
Characterised or marked by limberness; lithe
adj
(obsolete) Mild; calm.
adv
In a loitering manner.
adv
So as to lounge; in a lazy or relaxing way.
adv
With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
adj
Heavy, slow and laborious; ponderous.
adv
With heavy, clumsy movements.
adv
In a lumbersome manner.
adj
(idiomatic) strong and determined (especially more so than someone else, to whom one is being compared).
v
To take the liberty; to make free.
adj
(informal) labor-intensive
adj
Involving hard, sustained effort.
adj
(also figuratively, of fruit) Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
adj
(now rare, archaic) Laborious, involving or exerting great effort; arduous.
adj
(figuratively, of a problem or task) Very difficult.
n
(nonstandard) nimbleness
adj
(rare) Characterised or marked by nimbleness
adj
(video games, informal) Having an extremely high level of difficulty.
adj
imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.
adj
(now rare) Made with or requiring a lot of labour; painstaking, laborious.
adj
Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming
v
Alternative form of outlabour [(transitive) To surpass in labouring; to outwork.]
v
(transitive) To be more stubborn than (someone).
adv
In an overcrowded manner.
n
(chiefly in the plural) Labour; effort; great care or trouble taken in doing something.
adj
(now rare) Painstaking; careful; industrious.
adv
(rare) Alternative form of painstakingly [In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.]
adv
In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.
n
(law, now historical) Crushing, an old form of punishment (torture) in which the prisoner's body was pressed with heavy weights.
adj
(obsolete) painstaking; assiduous
adj
Hasty; rash; quick; sudden
adj
That punishes physically and/or mentally; arduous, gruelling, demanding.
adj
Achieved at too great a cost or detriment to have been worthwhile (as a victory, accomplishment, etc).
adj
That sets (hardens) relatively quickly
n
(informal) A pickle produced by this process.
adj
Marked by quickness; swift; nimble
adj
Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.
adj
Inflexibly rigorous or severe.
n
Higher level of difficulty.
adj
(figuratively) With strongly held beliefs and opinions, deep conviction.
adj
Alternative spelling of rock hard [As tough, hard, or inflexible as a piece of rock.]
adj
Alternative spelling of rock hard [As tough, hard, or inflexible as a piece of rock.]
adj
Like a rock; stony; (figuratively) hard; callous
adj
(figuratively, archaic) Not easily affected or impressed; stony; hard; obdurate; unfeeling.
n
Dreary, tedious work done by rote.
adj
(of a person) Strong, sturdy, well-built.
adj
(archaic) Exacting; extortionate; close.
adj
Of an activity: carried out with diligence.
n
task or tasks that are both laborious and futile
adv
With exhausting repetitive effort; laboredly.
adv
(archaic, rare, chiefly poetic) Slowly.
adj
Alternative spelling of softly softly [(UK, often hyphenated) Discreet, low-key, careful.]
adj
Stiff, formal, rigid; prim and proper.
adj
(obsolete) Hard, firm; obdurate.
adj
(idiomatic) Having a hard, strong, and determined mindset, with very steady nerves; great patience and courage.
adj
(idiomatic) Having a hard, strong, and determined mindset / mentality.
adj
(by extension) Stern, authoritarian; demanding of respect.
adj
Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
adj
(figuratively) Stubborn and arrogant.
adj
quite stiff (all meanings)
adj
Alternative form of stonehard [Hard as stone]
adj
Full of strain; requiring or exacting great effort; strenuous; stressful.
adj
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Alternative form of strong [Capable of producing great physical force.]
adj
(of a task) Requiring great exertion; very laborious
adj
Requiring a high level of effort or performance.
n
A tightness or constriction.
adj
(simile) Very strong and powerful.
adj
(India) Full of struggle; difficult, hard.
adj
Involving a struggle; involving hard work
adj
(simile) Extremely stubborn
adj
Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
adj
(UK, dialect) obstinate; sullen
adj
Having a very high hardness.
adj
Alternative form of surrein'd [(obsolete, nonce word) exhausted through being overridden]
adj
Strenuous; laborious; exhausting.
adj
Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome.
adv
In a challenging manner; so as to test the stamina, patience, etc.
n
(idiomatic) Ability to take criticism or harsh behavior without being easily offended.
adj
Using significant amounts of time, especially in an unwanted and sometimes unwarranted manner.
adj
Producing or involving much toil; laborious.
adj
Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.
n
Alternative form of too hard basket [A category of items that should be done but which are avoided because they are difficult.]
adj
(of questions, etc.) Difficult or demanding.
adj
(simile) Very hard; tough
adj
(simile) Very tough (very strong)
n
A person who is difficult to work with.
n
(informal) A person who can endure physical or mental hardship; a hardened, strong-willed person.
n
(informal) An audience that is difficult to please.
n
(idiomatic) The compassionate use of stringent disciplinary measures, to attempt to improve someone's behavior.
n
(idiomatic) A problem that is challenging to solve.
adj
Not distracted from actual facts by enticements, intimidation, or sentimentality; steadfast in one's actions, beliefs, commitments, etc.
n
Someone or something that is strong and resilient.
adj
Obsolete form of toilsome. [Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.]
adj
Obsolete form of toilsome. [Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.]
n
(literary) Arduous or painful exertion; excessive labor, suffering, hardship.
adj
(obsolete) Causing travail; laborious.
adj
Difficult to endure; arduous.
adv
With laborious pulling.
adj
Archaic spelling of tedious. [Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome.]
adj
Open to disclosing one's inner thoughts and feelings, acting in spite of one's instinct to self-preservation.
adj
(archaic) Requiring arduous effort.
adj
Rigorous; severe; afflictive.
adj
Scrupulous, painstaking, meticulous.
adv
Alternative form of with bated breath
adj
Focusing on, requiring, or exacting a great deal of work or effort; worksome; labour-intensive.
adj
(rare) Full of activity or work; laborious; industrious.
adj
Laborious; work-intensive.
adj
Requiring much work; laborious.
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