hard sell | forceful and insistent advertising |
hard tick ixodid | ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head |
quahog quahaug hard-shell clam hard clam round clam Venus mercenaria Mercenaria mercenaria | an edible American clam, the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians |
hard-shell crab | edible crab that has not recently molted and so has a hard shell |
cash bar | a counter at a large party where you can purchase drinks by the glass |
cash machine cash dispenser automated teller machine automatic teller machine automated teller automatic teller ATM | an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used |
cash register register | a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions, used in shops to add up the bill |
disk drive disc drive hard drive Winchester drive | computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it |
hard disc hard disk fixed disk | a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit |
hard drug | a narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely to cause addiction |
hard hat tin hat safety hat | a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers |
hard shoulder | a paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies) |
hard palate | the bony part of the roof of the mouth |
moneymaker money-spinner cash cow | a project that generates a continuous flow of money |
hard line | a firm and uncompromising stance or position, the governor took a hard line on drugs |
hard copy | (computer science) matter that is held in a computer and is typed or printed on paper, he ran off a hard copy of the report |
hard news | news that deals with serious topics or events |
hard candy | candy that is brittle, you can break a tooth on that hard candy |
hard roll Vienna roll | yeastaised roll with a hard crust |
quahaug quahog hard-shell clam round clam | Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells, large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes |
roe hard roe | fish eggs or egg-filled ovary, having a grainy texture |
hard sauce | butter and sugar creamed together with brandy or other flavoring and served with rich puddings |
hard-boiled egg hardooked egg | an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk solidify |
liquor spirits booze hard drink hard liquor John Barleycorn strong drink | an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented |
hard cider | alcoholic drink from fermented cider, `cider' and `cyder' are European (especially British) usages for the fermented beverage |
hard core | the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement |
hard right | the extreme right wing |
construction worker hard hat | a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc. |
slave striver hard worker | someone who works as hard as a slave |
Cash Johnny Cash John Cash | United States country music singer and songwriter (-) |
Townes Charles Townes Charles Hard Townes | United States physicist who developed the laser and maser principles for producing high-intensity radiation (-) |
hard rush Juncus inflexus | tall rush of temperate regions |
durum durum wheat hard wheat Triticum durum Triticum turgidum macaroni wheat | wheat with hard darkolored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta, grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America |
hard beech Nothofagus truncata | tall New Zealand tree yielding very hard wood |
earthball false truffle puffball hard-skinned puffball | any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles |
cash crop | a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco) |
hard fern | any of several ferns of the genus Blechnum |
cash flow | the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including nonash expenses) |
cash surrender value | the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured |
spot price cash price | the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market |
cash account | an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are settled on a cash basis |
funds finances monetary resource cash in hand pecuniary resource | assets in the form of money |
cash equivalent | a highly liquid debt instrument with maturities of less than three months |
advance cash advance | an amount paid before it is earned |
cash card cashcard | a credit card that entitles the holder to receive cash |
cash immediate payment | prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check |
cash hard cash hard currency | money in the form of bills or coins, there is a desperate shortage of hard cash |
hard currency | a currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value, the countries agreed to conduct their bilateral trade in hard currency, replacing previous barter arrangements, Germany once had a solid economy, good fiscal and monetary policies, and a hard currency |
cash basis | a method of accounting in which each item is entered as payments are received or made |
petty cash | a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses |