8-letter words containing a, h, r, d
- hard-hit — adversely affected; struck by disaster.
- hard-put — hard (def 57).
- hard-set — firmly or rigidly set; fixed: a hard-set smile.
- hard-won — If you describe something that someone has gained or achieved as hard-won, you mean that they worked hard to gain or achieve it.
- hardback — A book with a solid binding.
- hardbake — almond toffee
- hardball — baseball, as distinguished from softball.
- hardbody — a person who is muscular and physically fit.
- hardboil — Alternative form of hard-boil.
- hardboot — a horse-racing enthusiast.
- hardcase — a container that has a rigid structure
- hardcopy — copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
- hardcore — unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
- hardened — made or become hard or harder.
- hardener — a person or thing that hardens.
- hardface — an uncompromising person
- hardhack — a woolly-leaved North American shrub, Spiraea tomentosa, of the rose family, having short, spikelike clusters of rose-colored flowers.
- hardhats — Plural form of hardhat.
- hardhead — an alloyed silver coin of Scotland, issued in the 16th and 17th centuries, equal to one and one-half pence and later to twopence.
- hardiest — capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy; strong: hardy explorers of northern Canada.
- hardinge — Henry, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore. 1785–1856, British politician, soldier, and colonial administrator; governor general of India (1844–48)
- hardline — an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
- hardness — the state or quality of being hard: the hardness of ice.
- hardnose — a person who is tough and uncompromising
- hardpack — a bag that has a rigid shell
- hardrock — the original form of rock-'n'-roll, basically dependent on a consistently loud and strong beat.
- hardship — a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship.
- hardtack — a hard, saltless biscuit, formerly much used aboard ships and for army rations.
- hardtail — blue runner.
- hardtops — Plural form of hardtop.
- hardwall — a type of gypsum plaster used as a basecoat.
- hardware — metalware, as tools, locks, hinges, or cutlery.
- hardwick — Elizabeth, 1916–2007, U.S. novelist and critic.
- hardwire — Alternative spelling of hard-wire.
- hardwood — the hard, compact wood or timber of various trees, as the oak, cherry, maple, or mahogany.
- harewood — the greenish-gray wood of the sycamore maple, used for making furniture.
- hari rud — a river in NW Afghanistan, NE Iran, and S Turkmenistan, flowing W and then N to the Kara Kum desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- haridwar — a city in Uttar Pradesh, N India, on the Ganges River: a holy city to Hindus.
- harkened — Simple past tense and past participle of harken.
- harold i — ("Harefoot") died 1040, king of England 1035–40 (son of Canute).
- harridan — a scolding, vicious woman; hag; shrew.
- harrowed — an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, drawn chiefly over plowed land to level it, break up clods, root up weeds, etc.
- hartford — a state in the NE United States. 5009 sq. mi. (12,975 sq. km). Capital: Hartford. Abbreviation: Conn., Ct., CT (for use with zip code).
- hatguard — a string to keep a hat from blowing off
- havildar — A military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant.
- hayrides — Plural form of hayride.
- hazarded — Simple past tense and past participle of hazard.
- hazarder — a person who plays a gambling game with two dice
- hazardry — the taking of risks
- head for — go towards, go to