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  • 81work — [wʉrk] n. [ME werk < OE weorc, akin to Ger werk < IE base * werĝ , to do, act > Gr ergon (for * wergon), action, work, organon, tool, instrument] 1. physical or mental effort exerted to do or make something; purposeful activity; labor;… …

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  • 82hard as nails — {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Not flabby or soft; physically very fit; tough and strong. * /After a summer of work in the country, Jack was as hard as nails, without a pound of extra weight./ 2. Not gentle or mild; rough; stern. * /Johnny works for… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 83hard as nails — {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Not flabby or soft; physically very fit; tough and strong. * /After a summer of work in the country, Jack was as hard as nails, without a pound of extra weight./ 2. Not gentle or mild; rough; stern. * /Johnny works for… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 84Hard-shell Baptists — Hard shell is the adjective used to describe Baptists who reject a common Christian notion of missionary work. The Hard shells believe so strongly in predestination that they conclude that it is futile for humans to attempt to effect the… …

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  • 85hard at work — phrase working with a lot of effort Thesaurus: words used to describe someone who works hardsynonym Main entry: hard …

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  • 86Hard-handed — Hard hand ed ( h[a^]nd [e^]d), a. Having hard hands, as a manual laborer. [1913 Webster] Hard handed men that work in Athens here. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 87hard-working — adjective * a hard working person puts a lot of effort into their work: a hard working student She was very hard working and reliable …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 88hard-edge — [härd′ej΄] adj. 1. designating or of any painting or work of art in which there are hard, or clearly defined, edges to the shapes, as of color, on the surface 2. intense or sharp; clearly defined: also hard edged …

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  • 89Hard Hat Mack — Entwickler Michael Abbot, Matthew Alexander Publisher …

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  • 90hard labor — n: compulsory labor imposed upon prisoners as part of a sentence or as prison discipline Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hard labor …

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