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 |
carbon carbon copy | a copy made with carbon paper |
copy | a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing, she made a copy of the designer dress, the clone was a copy of its ancestor |
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) |
master master copy original | an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made |
xerox xerox copy | a copy made by a xerographic printer |
hard palate | the bony part of the roof of the mouth |
hard line | a firm and uncompromising stance or position, the governor took a hard line on drugs |
fair copy | a clean copy of a corrected draft |
copy written matter | matter to be printed, exclusive of graphical materials |
draft draft copy | any of the various versions in the development of a written work, a preliminary draft, the final draft of the constitution |
soft copy | (computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer can store or display it on a computer screen, he sent them soft copy of the report |
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 |
review copy | a copy of a newly published book that is sent for review to a writer or periodical |
copy editing | putting something into a form suitable for a printer |
transcript copy | a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record) |
proof test copy trial impression | (printing) an impression made to check for errors |
copy | material suitable for a journalistic account, catastrophes make good copy |
hard news | news that deals with serious topics or events |
promptbook prompt copy | the copy of the playscript used by the prompter |
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. |
copy editor copyreader text editor | an editor who prepares text for publication |
slave striver hard worker | someone who works as hard as a slave |
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 |
hard fern | any of several ferns of the genus Blechnum |
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 |
erection hard-on | an erect penis |
hard time rough sledding | a difficulty that can be overcome with effort, we had a hard time getting here, analysts predicted rough sledding for handset makers |