hardpan
— Noun
– English
~ crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
hardscrabble
— Adjective
– English
~ barely satisfying a lower standard; "the sharecropper's hardscrabble life"
hardship
— Noun
– English
~ a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"
hardship
— Noun
– English
~ something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
hardship
— Noun
– English
~ something that causes or entails suffering; "I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"- James Boswell; "the many hardships of frontier life"
hardstem bulrush
— Noun
– English
~ widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems
hardstemmed bulrush
— Noun
– English
~ widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems
hardtack
— Noun
– English
~ very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
hardtop
— Noun
– English
~ a car that resembles a convertible but has a fixed rigid top
hardware
— Noun
– English
~ (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
hardware error
— Noun
– English
~ error resulting from a malfunction of some physical component of the computer
hardware
— Noun
– English
~ instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
hardware
— Noun
– English
~ major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
hardwareman
— Noun
– English
~ someone who sells hardware; "in England they call a hardwareman an ironmonger"
hardwood
— Noun
– English
~ the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)
hardworking
— Adjective
– English
~ characterized by hard work and perseverance
half-hardy
— Adjective
– English
~ (of plants) requiring protection from frost; "half-hardy annuals"
hardy
— Adjective
– English
~ invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"
hardy
— Adjective
– English
~ having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"