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case hardens

case hardens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of case harden.

Meaning of case harden

Verb

case harden (third-person singular simple present case hardens, present participle case hardening, simple past and past participle case hardened)

  1. To impart greater hardness to the surface of a piece of metal.

Questions about case hardens

What is case hardens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Case hardens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of case harden.

Words near case hardens in the dictionary

  1. case grammar
  2. case grammars
  3. case harden
  4. case hardened
  5. case hardening
  6. case hardens
  7. case head
  8. case heads
  9. case histories
  10. case history
  11. case in chief

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