hard
- adverb
- /hɑrd/
- Archaic
- The new shopping center is located hard on the main road for easy access.
Examples
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Baisho's set-design crew was working hard to invest the dreary place with proper atmosphere.
Fiction book (1993) -
Although we're proud of this result because we worked very hard for it, there's a lot of work ahead.
Academic text (2010) -
The locations are spectacular and come hard on the heels of one another.
Academic text (2003) -
"The doctor has been working hard to save lives," a young yeshiva student said.
Fiction book (1993) -
It's why tracking down that leak has been so dang hard.
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The senator rubbed his eyes and stared hard at the extraordinary figure before him.
Fiction book (1992) -
The meeting will take place hard by the entrance to the building.
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She arrived hard on time for the start of the concert.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To learn something through mistakes and problems instead of taking an easier path
- Informal
Find out by going through a difficult or painful experience instead of being warned
- Informal
Life experience you get by facing hard problems instead of formal education
- Informal
To put a lot of effort into work and enjoy free time actively
- Archaic
To be extremely tired and worn after hard work or rough treatment
- Informal
A humorous question asking if people do their job a lot or only a little
Compounds
- NSFW
A strong illegal substance that people quickly become addicted to, like heroin or cocaine
- Specialized
Water that has many minerals like calcium or magnesium so soap does not make good bubbles
- Specialized
A very hard material made from tree sap and heated to become stiff, used for pen barrels or handles
A paved area at the side of a motorway or main road where vehicles can stop in an emergency
A crab that has a hard outer covering because it has not recently shed its skin
- Specialized
The bony front part of the roof of the mouth that separates the mouth from the nose
- Specialized
A small mushroom with a hard outer skin that grows underground like a truffle
- New Zealand
A tall New Zealand tree with very hard wood used for furniture and building
- US
A large edible clam from the Atlantic coast whose shell was once used as money by Native Americans
- Specialized
Heavy metal that people make harder by adding antimony or other metals for industrial use
- UK
A sweet creamy mix of butter and sugar often flavored with brandy and served with warm pudding
- Specialized
A metal mix that melts at a high temperature to join pieces of metal when heated
- Specialized
Steel with more carbon that is very strong and not easy to bend, often used for tools and blades
- Specialized
A tick with a hard shield on its back and mouth parts that stick out from its head
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Hard comes from Old English heard, meaning 'firm' or 'close', and people used it in phrases like 'hard by'. That's why hard can mean 'very near' or 'right next to' something.