superl.
Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple. →
n.
Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire, ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel. →
v. t.
To tutor; to chide and admonish; to reprove; to subject to systematic discipline; to train. →
n.
A European fresh-water fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus rutilus). It is silver-white, with a greenish back. →