hard stuff
High-proof drinks
Hard stuff refers to strong alcoholic beverages—typically distilled spirits like whiskey, vodka, or rum, as opposed to beer or wine: He switched from beer to the hard stuff.
The phrase can extend to any potent or serious substance, including hard drugs: She stayed away from the hard stuff after her brother's overdose.
Distilled alcoholic drink
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
- vodkaClear distilled spirit
- bourbonCorn-based American spirit
rum · tequila · gin · scotch · brandy · moonshine · firewater · hooch
Mathematical analysis system
- quantumSmallest discrete unit
- cryptographyScience of secure messaging
- biochemistryScience of living chemistry
- astrophysicsPhysics of celestial bodies
thermodynamics · relativity · neuroscience · topology · metaphysics · epistemology · organic chemistry · differential equations
Hard to accomplish
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- punishingExtremely taxing or severe
backbreaking · daunting · taxing · exhausting · laborious · onerous · tough · difficult
Pungent green root paste
- horseradishSpicy root used as condiment
- habaneroExtremely pungent chili variety
- ghost pepperExtremely hot chili variety
- capsaicinChili heat compound
cayenne · jalapeno · scotch bonnet · chili · sriracha · gochujang · pungent · fiery
liquor
Distilled alcoholic drink
bourbon · rum · tequila · gin · scotch · brandy · moonshine · firewater · hooch · booze
calculus
Mathematical analysis system
- quantumSmallest discrete unit
- cryptographyScience of secure messaging
- biochemistryScience of living chemistry
astrophysics · thermodynamics · relativity · neuroscience · topology · metaphysics · epistemology · organic chemistry · differential equations · theoretical physics
challenging
Hard to accomplish
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
punishing · backbreaking · daunting · taxing · exhausting · laborious · onerous · tough · difficult · uphill
wasabi
Pungent green root paste
- horseradishSpicy root used as condiment
- habaneroExtremely pungent chili variety
- ghost pepperExtremely hot chili variety
capsaicin · cayenne · jalapeno · scotch bonnet · chili · sriracha · gochujang · pungent · fiery · burning
hard stuffsoft drinks
Carbonated nonalcoholic beverages
non-alcoholic beverages · beer · wine · light beer · near beer
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