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hard-water

hard-water is the alternative form of hard water.

Meaning of hard water

Noun

hard water (countable and uncountable, plural hard waters)

  1. Water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it difficult to lather with soap.
    Antonyms:
    soft water

Questions about hard-water

What is hard-water the alternative form of?
Hard-water is the alternative form of hard water.

Words near hard-water in the dictionary

  1. hard-ticket
  2. hard-times token
  3. hard-times tokens
  4. hard-to-get
  5. hard-up
  6. hard-water
  7. hard-wearing
  8. hard-wire
  9. hard-wired
  10. hard-wires
  11. hard-wiring

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