Hard (superl.) Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts |
Hard (superl.) Difficult, mentally or judicially |
Hard (superl.) Difficult to accomplish |
Hard (superl.) Difficult to resist or control |
Hard (superl.) Difficult to bear or endure |
Hard (superl.) Difficult to please or influence |
Hard (superl.) Not easy or agreeable to the taste |
Hard (superl.) Rough |
Hard (superl.) Abrupt or explosive in utterance |
Hard (superl.) Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance |
Hard (superl.) Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures |
Hard (superl.) Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in the coloring or light and shade. |
Hard (adv.) With pressure |
Hard (adv.) With difficulty |
Hard (adv.) Uneasily |
Hard (adv.) So as to raise difficulties. |
Hard (adv.) With tension or strain of the powers |
Hard (adv.) Close or near. |
Hard (v. t.) To harden |
Hard (n.) A ford or passage across a river or swamp. |
Hard-favored (a.) Hard-featured |
Hard-featured (a.) Having coarse, unattractive or stern features. |
Hard-fisted (a.) Having hard or strong hands |
Hard-fisted (a.) Close-fisted |
Hard-fought (a. Vigorously) contested |
Hard grass () A name given to several different grasses, especially to the Roltbollia incurvata, and to the species of Aegilops, from one of which it is contended that wheat has been derived. |
Hard-handed (a.) Having hard hands, as a manual laborer. |
Hard-headed (a.) Having sound judgment |
Hard-hearted (a.) Unsympathetic |
Hard-labored (a.) Wrought with severe labor |
Hard-mouthed (a.) Not sensible to the bit |
Hard-shell (a.) Unyielding |
Hard-tack (n.) A name given by soldiers and sailors to a kind of hard biscuit or sea bread. |
Hard-visaged (a.) Of a harsh or stern countenance |
Rule (a.) That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action |
Rule (a.) Uniform or established course of things. |
Rule (a.) Systematic method or practice |
Rule (a.) Ordibary course of procedure |
Rule (a.) Conduct in general |
Rule (a.) The act of ruling |
Rule (a.) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit. |
Rule (a.) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result |
Rule (a.) A general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof |
Rule (a.) A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line |
Rule (a.) A measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch, and jointed so that it may be folded compactly. |
Rule (a.) A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work. |
Rule (a.) A composing rule. See under Conposing. |
Rule (n.) To control the will and actions of |
Rule (n.) To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion |
Rule (n.) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule |
hard sell | forceful and insistent advertising |
work to rule | a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace |
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 |
board rule | a measure used in computing board feet |
carpenter's rule | a rule used by a carpenter |
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 |
foot rule | a ruler one foot long |
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) |
plumb rule | a plumb line attached to a narrow board |
rule ruler | measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths |
slide rule slipstick | analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations, have been replaced by pocket calculators |
hard palate | the bony part of the roof of the mouth |
convention normal pattern rule formula | something regarded as a normative example, the convention of not naming the main character, violence is the rule not the exception, his formula for impressing visitors |
rule regulation | a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior, it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast, short haircuts were the regulation |
rule formula | (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems, he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs, he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials |
algorithm algorithmic rule algorithmic program | a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem |
heuristic heuristic rule heuristic program | a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem |
guidepost guideline rule of thumb | a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior |
cy pres rule of cy pres cy pres doctrine | a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible |
working principle working rule | a rule that is adequate to permit work to be done |
principle rule | a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system, the principle of the conservation of mass, the principle of jet propulsion, the right-hand rule for inductive fields |
Naegele's rule | rule for calculating an expected delivery date, subtract three months from the first day of the last menstrual period and add seven days to that date |
principle rule | a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct, their principles of composition characterized all their works |
Golden Rule | a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount, Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them (Matthew :) |
majority rule democracy | the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group |
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 |
rule | any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order, the rule of St. Dominic |
rule prescript | prescribed guide for conduct or action |
rule of evidence | (law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved |
best evidence rule | a rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required |
exclusionary rule | a rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct |
hearsay rule | a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness |
parol evidence rule | a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract |
Miranda rule | the rule that police (when interrogating you after an arrest) are obliged to warn you that anything you say may be used as evidence and to read you your constitutional rights (the right to a lawyer and the right to remain silent until advised by a lawyer) |
golden rule | any important rule, the golden rule of teaching is to be clear |
closure cloture gag rule gag law | a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body |
hard news | news that deals with serious topics or events |
rule | directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted, he knew the rules of chess |
rule linguistic rule | (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice |
grammatical rule rule of grammar | a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances |
morphological rule rule of morphology | a linguistic rule for the formation of words |
procrustean standard procrustean rule procrustean bed | a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality |
ground rule | (baseball) a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing grounds |
hard candy | candy that is brittle, you can break a tooth on that hard candy |