Meaning

4 senses
  1. (in the plural)An unkind word or comment; an insult.

  2. (literally)A word which is difficult to understand or spell.

  3. (Australia, Ireland)A tip-off, or piece of inside information; a password.

  4. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, colloquial)A persistent or rude request, especially for money.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. It's hard to find words to describe such pain.

  2. Languages have hard words.

    ruВ языках есть трудные слова. — odexed

  3. Don't use hard words.

  4. Ophthalmologist is a hard word to say.

  5. For me, the hardest word to say is "ovoviviparous."

Forms

plural: hard words
Singularhard word
Pluralhard words

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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