hard-boiledadjective
uk/ˌhɑːdˈbɔɪld/us/ˌhɑːrdˈbɔɪld/hard-boiled adjective (EGG)
A hard-boiled egg has been heated in its shell in boiling water until both the white and yellow parts are solid.
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Cookery terms
- al dente
- au gratin
- battered
- breaded
- chiffon
- curdle
- drizzle
- extra-rare
- flambé
- gastronomy
- gratin
- oven glove
- potholder
- scramble
- spoonful
- tbsp
- teaspoonful
- tsp
- uncooked
- à la mode
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hard-boiled adjective (STRONG)
informal used to describe a strong and determined person who shows little emotion:
The film stars Kathleen Turner as the hard-boiled detective of Sarah Paretsky's novel.
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Strong-willed
- a firm hand idiom
- adamant
- adamantine
- aggressive
- an iron hand/fist in a velvet glove idiom
- fury
- go-getter
- going
- gutsy
- hard-headed
- importunate
- pigheaded
- purposeful
- pushy
- ravening
- recalcitrant
- redoubtable
- will not take no for an answer idiom
- willful
- with guns blazing idiom
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