Hard
adjective
Not soft.
The ground is hard after a day of frost.
Often appears as...
- hard surface
- hard material
adverb
With a lot of effort.
He worked hard to pass his exams.
Often appears as...
- work hard
- play hard
adjective
Difficult to understand or do.
The maths problems are really hard.
Often appears as...
- hard task
- hard problem
adjective
Strong and tough.
He's a hard man, not easily scared.
Often appears as...
- hard men
- hard soldier
adverb
Very much or often.
We laughed so hard at that joke!
Often appears as...
- laugh hard
- cry hard
adjective
Alcoholic.
He drank a lot of beers and a few hard liquors.
Often appears as...
- hard liquor
- hard drink
adjective
Not soft.
The ground is hard after a day of frost.
Often appears as...
- hard surface
- hard material
adverb
With a lot of effort.
He worked hard to pass his exams.
Often appears as...
- work hard
- play hard
adjective
Difficult to understand or do.
The maths problems are really hard.
Often appears as...
- hard task
- hard problem
adjective
Strong and tough.
He's a hard man, not easily scared.
Often appears as...
- hard men
- hard soldier
adverb
Very much or often.
We laughed so hard at that joke!
Often appears as...
- laugh hard
- cry hard
adjective
Alcoholic.
He drank a lot of beers and a few hard liquors.
Often appears as...
- hard liquor
- hard drink
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Pro Tip 1/2Texture Reference
Refers to the physical feel of surfaces. Imagine touching objects to get an idea.
She prefers hard pillows over soft ones.
Pro Tip 2/2Durability Implication
Suggests an object's strength and ability to resist wear or damage.
They installed hard wood floors for more durability.
Pro Tip 1/2Texture Reference
Refers to the physical feel of surfaces. Imagine touching objects to get an idea.
She prefers hard pillows over soft ones.
Pro Tip 2/2Durability Implication
Suggests an object's strength and ability to resist wear or damage.
They installed hard wood floors for more durability.
Pro Tip 1/2Texture Reference
Refers to the physical feel of surfaces. Imagine touching objects to get an idea.
She prefers hard pillows over soft ones.
Pro Tip 2/2Durability Implication
Suggests an object's strength and ability to resist wear or damage.
They installed hard wood floors for more durability.
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And many of our ideas have been formed, not to meet the circumstances of this century, but to cope with the circumstances of previous centuries. But our minds are still hypnotized by them, and we have to disenthrall ourselves of some of them. Now, doing this is easier said than done. It's very hard to know, by the way, what it is you take for granted.
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What self-respecting night manager would ever want to work there even for an infinite salary? But over at Hilbert's Infinite Hotel, where there's never any vacancy and always room for more, the scenarios faced by the ever-diligent and maybe too hospitable night manager serve to remind us of just how hard it is for our relatively finite minds
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Can you solve the...
and speak to the prisoners under the following you may only make one statement, and you cannot tell them any new information. What can you say to help free the prisoners without incurring the dictator's wrath? After thinking long and hard,
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
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The psychology of...
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Why Do Cats Miaow? PIPE...
There's one noise we've hardly heard. It rarely happens when the cats are out with each other. Hello. To understand what's going on Do you want some dinner?
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The psychological weight...
your diabetes not cure you so your doctors will work very very hard to try to prevent complications that might ruin the quality of your life or kill you so
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Bring on the learning...
And many of our ideas have been formed, not to meet the circumstances of this century, but to cope with the circumstances of previous centuries. But our minds are still hypnotized by them, and we have to disenthrall ourselves of some of them. Now, doing this is easier said than done. It's very hard to know, by the way, what it is you take for granted.
Video examples
The Infinite Hotel...
What self-respecting night manager would ever want to work there even for an infinite salary? But over at Hilbert's Infinite Hotel, where there's never any vacancy and always room for more, the scenarios faced by the ever-diligent and maybe too hospitable night manager serve to remind us of just how hard it is for our relatively finite minds
Video examples
The benefits of good...
though it isn't the exclusive cause of any of them. Posture can even influence your emotional state and your sensitivity to pain. So there are a lot of reasons to aim for good posture. But it's getting harder these days. Sitting in an awkward position for a long time can promote poor posture,
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
Sugar also causes dopamine to be released, though not as violently as drugs. And sugar is rare among dopamine-inducing foods. Broccoli, for example, has no effect, which probably explains why it's so hard to get kids to eat their veggies. Speaking of healthy foods,
Video examples
Why don't perpetual...
have stymied every idea for perpetual motion and the dreams of perfectly efficient energy generation they imply. Yet it's hard to conclusively say we'll never discover a perpetual motion machine because there's still so much we don't understand about the universe.
Video examples
Can you solve the...
and speak to the prisoners under the following you may only make one statement, and you cannot tell them any new information. What can you say to help free the prisoners without incurring the dictator's wrath? After thinking long and hard,
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
Some people say that the second year is harder than the first. That's kind of where I'm beginning to feel more the physicality of this loss more deeply. I don't even talk about my mom really with my close friends.
Video examples
The psychology of...
The difficulty is it can be challenging for people with narcissistic personality disorder to keep working at self-betterment. For a narcissist, self-reflection is hard from an unflattering angle.
Video examples
Why Do Cats Miaow? PIPE...
There's one noise we've hardly heard. It rarely happens when the cats are out with each other. Hello. To understand what's going on Do you want some dinner?
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The psychological weight...
your diabetes not cure you so your doctors will work very very hard to try to prevent complications that might ruin the quality of your life or kill you so
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American Businessman
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
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H. L. Mencken
American Writer
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Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder.
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It's hard to be serious in life.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
It's hard to tell with these Internet startups if they're really interested in building companies or if they're just interested in the money. I can tell you, though: If they don't really want to build a company, they won't luck into it. That's because it's so hard that if you don't have a passion, you'll give up.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
There are websites that any government wants to block. The truth about the Internet is that it's extremely hard to block anything - extremely hard. You'll never get perfect blocking.
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H. L. Mencken
American Writer
It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.
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Norman Schwarzkopf
American General
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.
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George Carlin
American Comedian
Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
You have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in it, and that is the grave.
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Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.
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Mark Lanegan
American Musician
It's hard not to respect Kobe Bryant's game: He's one of the all-time greats.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
It's hard to be serious in life.
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