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hard
adj.
rigid, stiff; difficult
adv.
strenuously, with great effort; to the full extent; intently; to the extreme limit
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Hard
Hard or hardness may refer to:
- Hardness, resistance of physical materials to deformation or fracture
- Hard (surname)
- Hard (nautical), beach or slope convenient for hauling out vessels
- Hard (tennis), type of court
- Hard, Austria, a town
- Hard (Zürich), a quarter of the city
- Hayward Area Recreation and Park District
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Walker–Warburg syndrome
Walker–Warburg syndrome (WWS), also called Warburg syndrome, Chemke syndrome, HARD syndrome (Hydrocephalus, Agyria and Retinal Dysplasia), Pagon syndrome, cerebroocular dysgenesis (COD) or cerebroocular dysplasia-muscular dystrophy syndrome (COD-MD), is a rare form of autosomal recessive congenital muscular dystrophy. It is associated with brain (lissencephaly, hydrocephalus, cerebellar malformations) and eye abnormalities. This condition has a worldwide distribution. The overall incidence is unknown but a survey in North-eastern Italy has reported an incidence rate of 1.2 per 100,000 live births. It is the most severe form of congenital muscular dystrophy with most children dying before the age of three years.
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hard
Adjective
1. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
(synonym) difficult
(similar) ambitious, challenging
(see-also) demanding
(attribute) difficulty, difficultness
2. metaphorically hard; "a hard fate"; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer"; "a hard climb"
(antonym) soft
(similar) brutal, cruel, harsh, rigorous, unkind
(see-also) difficult
3. not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated; "hard as rock"
(antonym) soft
(similar) adamantine
(see-also) solid
(attribute) hardness
4. very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow"
(synonym) knockout, severe
(similar) strong
5. characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
(synonym) arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, heavy, laborious, punishing, toilsome
(similar) effortful
6. of speech sounds
(antonym) soft
(similar) plosive
7. of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately; "does a lot of hard drinking"; "a heavy drinker"
(synonym) hard(a), heavy
(similar) intemperate
8. having undergone fermentation; "hard cider"
(synonym) fermented
(similar) soured
9. having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor"
(synonym) strong
(similar) alcoholic
10. unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"
(synonym) tough
(similar) bad
11. dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"
(similar) stale
Adverb
1. with effort or force or vigor; "the team played hard"; "worked hard all day"; "pressed hard on the lever"; "hit the ball hard"; "slammed the door hard"
(pertainym) arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, heavy, laborious, punishing, toilsome
2. with firmness; "held hard to the railing"
(synonym) firmly
3. earnestly or intently; "thought hard about it"; "stared hard at the accused"
4. causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure"
(synonym) severely
5. slowly and with difficulty; "prejudices die hard"
(pertainym) difficult
6. indulging excessively; "he drank heavily"
(synonym) heavily, intemperately
7. into a solid condition; "concrete that sets hard within a few hours"
(pertainym) hardened, set
8. very near or close in space or time; "it stands hard by the railroad tracks"; "they were hard on his heels"; "a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening"
9. with pain or distress or bitterness; "he took the rejection very hard"
10. to the full extent possible; all the way; "hard alee"; "the ship went hard astern"; "swung the wheel hard left"
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hard
adj.
hard, rigid, stiff; difficult
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hard
nm.
hardware, tools and other small objects made of metal; mechanical equipment; mechanical and electronic elements of a computer
