Definition of hard

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• hard is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• hard is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• hard is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of hard

• (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. concentrated
• unfortunate or hard to bear (adjective)

  Examples

  1. had hard luck

  Synonyms

  1. tough
• with firmness (adverb)

  Examples

  1. held hard to the railing

  Synonyms

  1. firmly
• produced without vibration of the vocal cords (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. surd
  2. unvoiced
  3. voiceless
• slowly and with difficulty (adverb)

  Examples

  1. prejudices die hard
  2. he was so dizzy he could hardly stand up straight

  Synonyms

  1. hardly
• very strong or vigorous (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a hard left to the chin

  Synonyms

  1. knockout
  2. severe
• given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a hard drinker

  Synonyms

  1. heavy
  2. intemperate
• indulging excessively (adverb)

  Synonyms

  1. heavily
  2. intemperately
• not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (adjective)

  Examples

  1. why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?

  Synonyms

  1. difficult
• being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content (adjective)

  Examples

  1. hard liquor

  Synonyms

  1. strong
• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort (adjective)

  Examples

  1. hard labor

  Synonyms

  1. arduous
  2. backbreaking
  3. grueling
  4. gruelling
  5. heavy
  6. laborious
  7. operose
  8. punishing
  9. toilsome
• causing great damage or hardship (adverb)

  Examples

  1. industries hit hard by the depression

  Synonyms

  1. severely
• dispassionate (adjective)

  Examples

  1. took a hard look
  2. a hard bargainer
• dried out (adjective)

  Examples

  1. hard dry rolls left over from the day before
• (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum (adjective)

  Examples

  1. Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants
• resisting weight or pressure (adjective)
• with effort or force or vigor ()

  Examples

  1. the team played hard
  2. worked hard all day
  3. pressed hard on the lever
  4. hit the ball hard
  5. slammed the door hard
• into a solid condition ()

  Examples

  1. concrete that sets hard within a few hours

See definition of hard in Merriam Webster