(of a boiled egg) Cooked to a solid consistency. / (of a person, especially a detective) Callous and unsentimental.

simple past tense and past participle of hard-boil

(chemistry) Water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it difficult to lather with soap.

(bodybuilding) A person who has difficulty gaining weight through either diet or exercise.

Bad luck.

Expressed to someone suffering misfortune.

(slang, dated) Expressed to someone suffering misfortune.

(slang, dated) Hardship; misfortune.

A type of rennet cheese that is firm owing to the curds having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree to shed more whey and ripened for a longer time.

(idiomatic) An unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.