English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 67 of 477

hard hitadj

In severe difficulties; greatly affected by a problem.

hard launchnoun

The launch of a guided missile in such a way that the missile's rocket engine is ignited while still inside the launch assembly or tube.

hard leftnoun

The section of the left wing that supports traditional socialist policies, distinguished from the social democratic centre-left and the communist and anarchist far left.

hard lemonadenoun

An alcopop resembling lemonade.

hard lightnoun

A solid, tangible hologram (projection of light), which can be used to construct structures such as walls or armor.

hard linesnoun

Hardship; misfortune.

hard liquornoun

Synonym of liquor (strict sense): a beverage that has been distilled to give it a high alcohol content (high proof, high ABV).

hard maplenoun

The sugar maple, Acer saccharum.

hard marketnoun

An economic environment in which insurers raise their prices.

hard measlesnoun

Measles, rubeola.

hard modenoun

A game mode with a higher difficulty than the standard gameplay.

hard nailnoun

A strong person, in character and physique.

hard newsnoun

Factual reportage of events which are socially or politically significant and of a serious nature, as opposed to the reporting of entertaining, humorous, or gossipy accounts of relatively inconsequential events.

hard nut to cracknoun

A problem that is challenging to solve.

hard of hearingadj

Having difficulty hearing; somewhat deaf.

hard of seeingadj

Having reduced ability to see.

hard of thinkingadj

Having difficulty in thinking; stupid.

hard outadj

Impressive; awesome.

hard passnoun

An enduring (nontemporary) clearance to enter the West Wing of the White House, signified by a laminated card.

hard paywallnoun

A paywall that hides all content from unregistered or nonpaying users.

hard pill to swallownoun

Synonym of bitter pill to swallow.

hard powernoun

The use of military and economic means to influence the behavior or interests of other political bodies.

hard putadj

In a situation that is difficult to resolve.

hard Rnoun

A movie that is intentionally produced to be R-rated ("Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian") by the Motion Picture Association (MPA), typically due to its multiple scenes of violence or nudity.

hard redirectnoun

An automatic redirect.

hard science fictionnoun

A subgenre of science fiction that focuses on technical detail and scientific accuracy.

hard sellnoun

A sales technique of pressuring the potential buyer to agree to a purchase.

hard shouldernoun

A verge to the side of a highway, which should be used only in case of an emergency (especially on a motorway)

hard signnoun

The Cyrillic letter Ъ/ъ, which in modern languages serves to denote a hard (non-palatalized) consonant.

hard skillverb

As a roleplayer, of a skill that one's character has, to carry that skill out literally.

hard sleddingnoun

Difficulties, generally; a rough time.

hard stopnoun

A mechanical device that limits the travel of a mechanism.

HARD syndromenoun

Synonym of Walker-Warburg syndrome.

hard technoun

Technology that requires big breakthroughs and has a high barrier of entry.

hard timenoun

Difficulties; a difficult time; trouble.

hard to swallowadj

Difficult to accept; hard to acquiesce to.

hard truthnoun

A truth that is difficult to accept.

hard upadj

Lacking money; impecunious; in financial difficulties.

hard warnoun

A style of warfare that involves inflicting harm on civilians and destroying foodstuffs.

hard wordnoun

An unkind word or comment; an insult.

hard worknoun

Something requiring much effort to accomplish, either physical, mental or emotional; labor; toil. (This entry is a translation hub.)

hard yakkanoun

Hard work.

hard yardsnoun

The key effort in completing a difficult task.

hard-assadj

Tough, uncompromising and inflexible.

hard-asserynoun

The quality of being a hard-ass (a tough and combative person).

hard-billnoun

A bird species which has a hard, strong bill, to feed (mainly) on seeds and/or nuts

hard-bittenadj

Callous and toughened by experience.

hard-blockverb

To permanently block (a user) on social media, as opposed to soft-blocking.

hard-boilverb

To cook (an egg) to a solid consistency: to cause to be hard-boiled.

hard-boiledadj

Cooked to a solid consistency. (of a boiled egg)

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The English alphabetical index for the letter H contains 23,837 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 477 pages, and you are currently viewing page 67. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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