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hardened
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of harden
     2. adj. Unfeeling or lacking emotion due to experience; callous.
           * The bloody scene could reduce even the most hardened soldier to tears.
     harden
          1. v. (intransitive) To become hard (tough, resistant to pressure).
          2. v. (transitive, ergative) To make something hard or harder (tough, resistant to pressure).
          3. v. (transitive, figurative) To strengthen.
          4. v. (transitive, computing) To modify (a website or other system) to make it resistant to malicious attacks.
          5. v. (ambitransitive, dated) To become or make (a person or thing) resistant or less sensitive.
          6. v. (ambitransitive, phonology) To become or make (a consonant) more fortis.
          7. n. alt form, hurden, , coarse linen
against
     1. prep. A close but separated relationship.:
     2. prep.          In a contrary direction to.
                   If you swim against the current, you must work harder.
     3. prep.          Close to.
                   The kennel was put against the back wall.
     4. prep.          In front of; before a background.
                   The giant was silhouetted against the door.
     5. prep.          In physical contact with.
                   The puppy rested its head against a paw.
     6. prep.          In physical opposition to, or in collision with.
                   The rain pounds against the window.
     7. prep. (heading, social) A contrasting or competitive relationship.
     8. prep.          In contrast and/or comparison with.
                   He stands out against his local classmates.
     9. prep.          In competition with, versus.
                   The Tigers will play against the Bears this weekend.
     10. prep.          In opposition to.
                   Are you against freedom of choice?  I'd bet against his succeeding.
     11. prep. In exchange for.
           The vouchers are redeemable against West End shows and theatre breaks.
     12. prep. As protection from.
           He turned the umbrella against the wind.
     13. prep. In anticipation of; in preparation for (a particular time, event etc.).
     14. prep. (Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.
           The studio weren't sure the movie would ever get made, so they only paid $50,000 against $200,000. That way they wouldn't be out very much if filming never began.
     15. conj. (obsolete) By the time that (something happened); before.
feeling
     1. adj. Emotionally sensitive.
           Despite the rough voice, the coach is surprisingly feeling.
     2. adj. Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility.
           He made a feeling representation of his wrongs.
     3. n. Sensation, particularly through the skin.
           The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling.
     4. n. Emotion; impression.
           The house gave me a feeling of dread.
     5. n. (always in the plural) Emotional state or well-being.
           You really hurt my feelings when you said that.
     6. n. (always in the plural) Emotional attraction or desire.
           Many people still have feelings for their first love.
     7. n. Intuition.
           He has no feeling for what he can say to somebody in such a fragile emotional condition.
           I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
     8. n. An opinion, an attitude.
     9. v. present participle of feel
     feel
          1. v. To use the sense of touch.:
          2. v.          (transitive, copulative) To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
                        You can feel a heartbeat if you put your fingers on your breast.
                        I felt cold and miserable all night.
          3. v.          To find one's way (literally or figuratively) by touching or using cautious movements.
                        I felt my way through the darkened room.
                        I felt my way cautiously through the dangerous business maneuver.
          4. v.          (intransitive) To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
          5. v.          (intransitive) To search by sense of touch.
                        He felt for the light switch in the dark.
          6. v. To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.:
          7. v.          To experience an emotion or other mental state about.
                        I can feel the sadness in his poems.
          8. v.          To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.
                        I feel that we need to try harder.
          9. v.          (intransitive, copulative) To experience an emotion or other mental state.
                        He obviously feels strongly about it.
                        She felt even more upset when she heard the details.
          10. v.          (intransitive) To sympathise; to have the sensibilities moved or affected.
                        I feel for you and your plight.
          11. v. To be or become aware of.
          12. v. To experience the consequences of.
                Feel my wrath!
          13. v. (copulative) To seem (through touch or otherwise).
                It looks like wood, but it feels more like plastic.
                This is supposed to be a party, but it feels more like a funeral!
          14. v. (transitive, US, slang) To understand.
                I don't want you back here, ya feel me?
          15. n. A quality of an object experienced by touch.
                Bark has a rough feel.
          16. n. A vague mental impression.
                You should get a feel of the area before moving in.
          17. n. An act of fondling.
                She gave me a quick feel to show that she loves me.
          18. n. A vague understanding.
                I'm getting a feel for what you mean.
          19. n. An intuitive ability.
                She has a feel for music.
          20. n. (chiefly US, slang) Alternative form of feeling.
                I know that feel.
          21. pron. (dialectal, or obsolete) alternative form of fele
          22. adj. (dialectal, or obsolete) alternative form of fele
          23. adv. (dialectal, or obsolete) alternative form of fele
hard
     1. adj. (of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
     2. adj.          Resistant to pressure.
                   This bread is so stale and hard, I can barely cut it.
     3. adj.          (of drink or drugs) Strong.
     4. adj.          (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
     5. adj.          (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare sof
     6. adj. (personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
     7. adj.          Requiring a lot of effort to do or understand.
                   a hard problem
     8. adj.          Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
                   a hard life
     9. adj.          Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
                   a hard master;  a hard heart;  hard words;  a hard character
                   don't be so hard on yourself
     10. adj.          (dated) Difficult to resist or control; powerful.
     11. adj. Unquestionable.
           hard evidence
     12. adj. (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
           At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the hard left.
     13. adj. (slang) Sexually aroused.
           I got so hard watching two hot guys wrestle each other on the beach.
     14. adj. (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
     15. adj. phonetics, uncomparable
     16. adj.          Plosive.
                   There is a hard c in "clock" and a soft c in "centre".
     17. adj.          Unvoiced
                   Hard k, t, s, ch, as distinguished from soft, g, d, z, j.
     18. adj.          Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized
                   The letter m - ru in Russian is always hard.
     19. adj. (arts) Having a severe property; presenting a barrier to enjoyment.
     20. adj.          Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
     21. adj.          Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
     22. adj. (uncomparable) In the form of a hard copy.
           We need both a digital archive and a hard archive.
     23. adv. (manner) With much force or effort.
           He hit the puck hard up the ice.
           They worked hard all week.
           At the intersection, bear hard left.
           The recession hit them especially hard.
           Think hard about your choices.
     24. adv. (manner) With difficulty.
           His degree was hard earned.
           The vehicle moves hard.
     25. adv. (obsolete) So as to raise difficulties.
     26. adv. (manner) Compactly.
           The lake had finally frozen hard.
     27. adv. (now archaic) Near, close.
     28. n. (nautical) A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
     29. n. (drugs, colloquial, slang) crack cocaine.
     30. n. (motorsports) (ellipsis of hard tyre) (A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.)
hearted
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of heart
     2. adj. (in combination) Having, or shaped like, a specified form of heart.
     heart
          1. n. (anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
          2. n. Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.
                The team lost, but they showed a lot of heart.
          3. n. The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.
                a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart
          4. n. Courage; courageous purpose; spirit.
          5. n. Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad.
          6. n. (archaic) A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address.
                Listen, dear heart, we must go now.
          7. n. Personality, disposition.
                a cold heart
          8. n. (figurative) A wight or being.
          9. n. A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥ or sometimes (unsupported, <3).
          10. n. A playing card of the suit hearts featuring one or more heart-shaped symbols.
          11. n. (cartomancy) The twenty-fourth Lenormand card.
          12. n. The centre, essence, or core.
                The wood at the heart of a tree is the oldest.
                Buddhists believe that suffering is right at the heart of all life.
          13. v. (transitive, humorous, informal, mostly, internet slang) To be fond of. (Often bracketed or abbreviated with a heart symbol.)
          14. v. (transitive, obsolete) To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage; to be devoted.
          15. v. (transitive, masonry) To fill an interior with rubble, as a wall or a breakwater.
          16. v. (intransitive, agriculture, botany) To form a dense cluster of leaves, a heart, especially of lettuce or cabbage.
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