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Definition: Harding

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823).[Wordnet].
Verb 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb hard.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(hard)
1. To harden; to make hard.[Websters].
2. Base verb from the following inflections: harding, harded, hards, harder, harders, hardingly and hardedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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"Harding" is a common misspelling or typo for: hoarding, barding.

Date "Harding" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1564. (references)

Common Expressions: Harding

Expressions Definition
Baron Harding of Petherton Baron Harding of Petherton is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1958 for Field Marshal Allan Harding, the ex-Governor of Cyprus. (references)
Brent Harding Brent Harding is a bass player for the famous California punk group Social Distortion. (references)
Charles Harding Firth Charles Harding Firth (March 16, 1857 - February 19, 1936) was a British historian. (references)
Chester Harding Chester Harding (September 1, 1792 - April 1, 1866), American portrait painter, was born at Conway, Massachusetts. (references)
David Harding (footballer) David Harding is a youth team footballer for Plymouth Argyle. (references)
David Harding (mathematician) David Harding is the name of a mathematician from North East England. He is a major contributor to the CGP Mathematics revision guides for A Level, AS Level and GCSE students. (references)
Florence Harding Florence Kling Harding (August 15, 1860-November 21, 1924), wife of Warren G. Harding, was First Lady of the United States from 1921 to 1923. (references)
Harding (crater) Harding is a small lunar impact crater that lies in the Sinus Roris, a bay in the northwest part of the Oceanus Procellarum. Because of its location near the northwest limb of the Moon's near side, this crater is viewed at a relatively low angle from the Earth resulting in foreshortening and limiting the amount of detail that can be seen. (references)
Harding bubble The Harding Bubble is the phenomenon experienced by many students who attend Harding University. While nebulous in nature, it is easy to define what is in and what is out of the Harding Bubble. (references)
Harding grass Perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: Harding


Harding

Harding may refer to:

  • Harding University, a private college located in Searcy, Arkansas, United States
  • Harding, Minnesota, a town in the United States
  • Harding, Wisconsin, a town in the United States
  • Harding Senior High School, in St. Paul Minnesota.
  • Persons with the surname Harding
    • Albert Austin Harding, First Director of Bands at the University of Illinois
    • Karl Ludwig Harding, German astronomer
    • Lyn Harding, (1867 – 1952) a Welsh actor who appeared in British made silent films, talkies and radio.
    • Sarah Harding, British singer (Girls Aloud)
    • Tonya Harding, US figure skater,
    • Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States
  • Harding oilfield, in the North Sea.
  • Harding (crater), a small lunar impact crater

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Harding". Image Credit.



Topics by Level of Interest: Harding

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Warren G. Harding 88     Aaron Harding 4
John Wesley Harding 54     Abi Harding 10
Harding 46     Abner C. Harding 4
Tonya Harding 45     Alan Harding Lendon 3
John Wesley Harding (album) 41     Albert Austin Harding 2
Harding Academy 40     Anita Harding 4
Harding Township, New Jersey 33     Ann Harding 20
Harding University 32     Antony Harding 7
Lee Harding 31     Austie Harding 2
Harding County, South Dakota 26     Baron Harding of Petherton 4
USS Harding 26     Ben Harding 12
Harding Academy (Memphis) 24     Ben Harding (guitarist) 6
Joseph Harding 20     Benjamin F. Harding 13
Ann Harding 20     Brent Harding 14
Harding County, New Mexico 19     Bruce Harding 4
Sarah Harding 19     Buster Harding 5
Harding Senior High School (St. Paul, Minnesota) 17     C. B. Harding 3
Mike Harding 17     Charles Harding Firth 4
Matt Harding 15     Chester Harding 11
Jeff Harding 15     Chester Harding (governor) 4
Phil Harding 15     Chester Harding (painter) 6
Florence Harding 15     Dan Harding 8
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton 15     Daniel Harding 12
Harry Harding 14     Dave Harding 8
Richard Harding Davis 14     David Harding 6
Brent Harding 14     David Harding (footballer) 2
USS Harding (DD-625) 13     David Harding (mathematician) 2
Benjamin F. Harding 13     Donald E. Harding 6
Tim Harding 13     Douglas Harding 4
Ben Harding 12     Ed Harding 3
Daniel Harding 12     Fairport Harding High School 3
James Harding 12     Florence Harding 15
Harding Township, Lucas County, Ohio 12     Fraser Harding 3
Richard Harding Poff 12     Frederick Harding Hale 3
Chester Harding 11     Gilbert Harding 6
USS Harding (DD-91) 11     Greg Harding 6
Harding Academy (Searcy, Arkansas) 11     Harding 46
Tess Harding 11     Harding "Pete" Peterson 3
Peter Harding 11     Harding (crater) 11
Lee Harding (writer) 11     Harding Academy 40
Harding (crater) 11     Harding Academy (Memphis) 24
Harding University Graduate School of Religion 10     Harding Academy (Nashville) 3
John Wesley Harding (singer) 10     Harding Academy (Searcy, Arkansas) 11
Abi Harding 10     Harding Charter Preparatory High School 3
Stephen Harding 10     Harding Circle Historic District 4
Harding Park Golf Club 10     Harding County 2
Kenneth R. Harding 10     Harding County, New Mexico 19
Scott Harding 10     Harding County, South Dakota 26
Josh Harding 10     Harding Highway 2
Harding Lemay 10     Harding Home 6
Sandra Harding 10     Harding Icefield 6
Harding University High School 9     Harding Lemay 10
Warren G. Harding High School 9     Harding Memorial 6
Ralph R. Harding 9     Harding oilfield 6
Vincent Harding 9     Harding Park Golf Club 10
Lindsey Harding 9     Harding Senior High School (St. Paul, Minnesota) 17
William Harding Combined School 9     Harding Township, Lucas County, Ohio 12
Dan Harding 8     Harding Township, New Jersey 33
Mary Esther Harding 8     Harding University 32
Dave Harding 8     Harding University Graduate School of Religion 10
Warren Harding High School 8     Harding University High School 9
Leigh Harding 8     Harry Harding 14
Harry Harding (politician) 8     Harry Harding (politician) 8
Walter Harding 8     Israel Harding 4
Tanya Harding 8     J. Eugene Harding 5
Jack Harding 8     Jack Harding 8
Rebecca Harding Davis 8     Jaime Harding 3
Lyn Harding 7     James A. Harding 3
Antony Harding 7     James Duffield Harding 3
Traci Harding 7     James Harding 12
Spencer v. Harding 7     James Harding (alternative meanings) 2
Tim Harding (chess) 7     James Harding (journalist) 3
Thomas Harding 7     Jamie Harding 4
Ryan Harding 7     Jeff Harding 15
Marion Harding High School (Ohio) 7     Jeff Harding (boxer) 5
Theodore Harding Rand 7     Jeff Harding (ice hockey) 3
Greg Harding 6     Jesper Harding 4
David Harding 6     John Harding 5
Donald E. Harding 6     John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton 15
Harding Icefield 6     John Harding (Sha ko hen the tha) 2
Gilbert Harding 6     John Tisdale Harding 4
Harding Home 6     John Wesley Harding 54
Harding oilfield 6     John Wesley Harding (album) 41
Stephen S. Harding 6     John Wesley Harding (singer) 10
Warren Harding (climber) 6     Joseph Harding 20
Ben Harding (guitarist) 6     Josh Harding 10
Chester Harding (painter) 6     June Harding 2
Harding Memorial 6     Karl Ludwig Harding 3
Phil Harding (archaeologist) 6     Keith Harding 4
Weylan Harding 5     Kenneth R. Harding 10
Buster Harding 5     Laverne Harding 3
Trevor Harding 5     Lee Harding 31
Phil Harding (producer) 5     Lee Harding (writer) 11
William L. Harding 5     Leigh Harding 8
Marion Harding 5     Lindsey Harding 9
Jeff Harding (boxer) 5     Lyn Harding 7
John Harding 5     Major B. Harding 3
Stephen Harding (cricketer) 5     Marion Harding 5
Samuel Harding 5     Marion Harding High School (Ohio) 7
J. Eugene Harding 5     Mary Esther Harding 8
Douglas Harding 4     Matt Harding 15
Prince Harding 4     Matthew Harding 4
Bruce Harding 4     Mike Harding 17
Tanya Harding (softball) 4     Nathan Harding 3
Israel Harding 4     Nicholas Harding 4
Abner C. Harding 4     Paul Harding 2
Matthew Harding 4     Peter Harding 11
Vic Harding 4     Phil Harding 15
Reggie Harding 4     Phil Harding (archaeologist) 6
Baron Harding of Petherton 4     Phil Harding (BBC executive) 2
Charles Harding Firth 4     Phil Harding (producer) 5
John Tisdale Harding 4     Phyllis Harding 3
Jesper Harding 4     Prince Harding 4
Keith Harding 4     Ralph R. Harding 9
William Harding Jackson 4     Randolph Harding 3
William P. G. Harding 4     Rebecca Harding Davis 8
Nicholas Harding 4     Reggie Harding 4
Harding Circle Historic District 4     Richard Harding Davis 14
Chester Harding (governor) 4     Richard Harding Poff 12
Seth Harding 4     Rusty Harding 3
Anita Harding 4     Ryan Harding 7
Aaron Harding 4     Samuel Harding 5
Jamie Harding 4     Sandra Harding 10
Frederick Harding Hale 3     Sarah Harding 19
James Duffield Harding 3     Scott Harding 10
Harding Academy (Nashville) 3     Seth Harding 4
C. B. Harding 3     Spencer v. Harding 7
Harding Charter Preparatory High School 3     Stanley Harding Dye 3
Fraser Harding 3     Stephen Harding 10
Rusty Harding 3     Stephen Harding (cricketer) 5
Phyllis Harding 3     Stephen S. Harding 6
Nathan Harding 3     Tanya Harding 8
Stanley Harding Dye 3     Tanya Harding (softball) 4
James Harding (journalist) 3     Tess Harding 11
Laverne Harding 3     The People's Choice from Washington to Harding 2
Randolph Harding 3     Theodore Harding Rand 7
Fairport Harding High School 3     Thomas Harding 7
Karl Ludwig Harding 3     Tim Harding 13
James A. Harding 3     Tim Harding (alternative meanings) 2
Jeff Harding (ice hockey) 3     Tim Harding (chess) 7
Harding "Pete" Peterson 3     Tonya Harding 45
Ed Harding 3     Traci Harding 7
Major B. Harding 3     Trevor Harding 5
Alan Harding Lendon 3     USS Harding 26
William Harding 3     USS Harding (DD-625) 13
Jaime Harding 3     USS Harding (DD-91) 11
Phil Harding (BBC executive) 2     Vic Harding 4
Austie Harding 2     Vincent Harding 9
David Harding (footballer) 2     Walter Harding 8
Albert Austin Harding 2     Warren G. Harding 88
June Harding 2     Warren G. Harding High School 9
John Harding (Sha ko hen the tha) 2     Warren Harding (climber) 6
David Harding (mathematician) 2     Warren Harding High School 8
Harding Highway 2     Weylan Harding 5
James Harding (alternative meanings) 2     William Harding 3
Tim Harding (alternative meanings) 2     William Harding Combined School 9
The People's Choice from Washington to Harding 2     William Harding Jackson 4
Harding County 2     William L. Harding 5
Paul Harding 2     William P. G. Harding 4

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"Harding" is a common misspelling or typo for: hoarding, barding.

Synonyms: Harding
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

cirrhosis, effort, efforts, endeavor, endeavors, endeavour, endeavours.
Consider also: ironing, gooding, attempt, struggle, enterprise, essay, exertion, trial, sclerosis, application, drive, labor, pains, strain, trouble, work, actions, activities, deeds.

Verb

firming, roughing, compacting, drying, closing, marbling, staling.
Consider also: crisping, intricating, souring, sadding, slowing, dulling, strengthening.

Adjective

bittering, fasting.
Consider also: exacting.

Other

callousing, sharping, bigging, effortful, effortfully, endeavored, endeavorer, endeavorment, endeavoured, harden, sclerotized, strove.

Expression

president Harding, warren Gamaliel Harding, warren Harding.
Consider also: great effort, try hard.
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Computed Synonyms: harding

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   273.3090   harding     difficulting     heavying, roughing, bittering, sterning, callousing   
 2   188.3096   harding     firming     companying, fasting, constanting, resoluting, securing   
 3   166.3095   harding     sterning     tighting, roughing, firming, callousing, difficulting   
 4   164.3196   harding     heavying     dulling, thicking, bigging, highing, fatting   
 5   146.3094   harding     roughing     abrupting, violenting, sharping, boorishing, bittering   
 6   138.3094   harding     tighting     closing, tensing, narrowing, sterning, firming   
 7   120.3092   harding     violenting     sharping, acuting, roughing, keening, heavying   
 8   111.3097   harding     sharping     acuting, keening, smarting, bittering, quicking   
 9   99.3093   harding     bittering     sharping, souring, acuting, roughing, keening   
 10   97.3094   harding     steadying     stabling, firming, constanting, sobering, securing   
 11   89.3095   harding     stabling     steadying, firming, fasting, constanting, stalling   
 12   82.3096   harding     starking     sheering, sharping, cleaning, uttering, completing   
 13   80.3095   harding     acuting     sharping, keening, smarting, violenting, brighting   
 14   79.3196   harding     highing     bigging, tallying, heavying, smarting, fulling   
 15   73.3093   harding     callousing     roughing, sterning, firming, insensating, bittering   
--------------------     694 synonyms ranked from 16 to 709 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: harding

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.0492   harding     try hard     strive, heave, endeavour   
 2   1.0088   harding     great effort     effort, endeavor, endeavour   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: harding

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   7.5585   Harding grass     Toowoomba canary grass         
 2   1.7898   Campbell Harding     campbell-harding         
 3   1.3091   paint Harding     knurling     knobbing, knotting   
 4   1.3090   paint Harding     bar stippling     knurling   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top
Antonyms: Harding
Position Antonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

tendering, clearing, emptying, clearance, discharge, drainage, elimination, release, removal.

Verb

gentling, limping.

Adjective

simpling.

Other

kinding.
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Translations: Harding

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Central Tai อาร์ เอช เดวิส (Richard Harding Davis). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, Harding. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 名字 (name, first name, adler, bonaparte, brahms), 哈丁 (harding), 硬化 (induration, harden, hardening, vulcanize, vulcanized), 努力 (strive, great effort, try hard, effort, endeavor). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Harding. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 哈丁 (harding), 名字 (name, names, adler, bonaparte, brahms). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Harding. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 하딩 (Harding). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Harding. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 하딩 (Harding). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Harding. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese ハーディング (Harding), 硬くなり (Harding, toughening), 野営鐘を硬くなること (Campbell Harding, campbell-harding), カール・ハーディング (Karl Ludwig Harding). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Harding. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 하딩 (Harding). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Harding. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian Закалка (Harding). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Harding. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) zakalka (Harding). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Harding. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki Закалка (Harding). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Harding. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) zakalka (Harding). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Harding. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) harding (Harding). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), Harding. (volunteer & more translations)
Siamese อาร์ เอช เดวิส (Richard Harding Davis). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, Harding. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Thai อาร์ เอช เดวิส (Richard Harding Davis). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, Harding. (volunteer & more translations)
Thai อาร์ เอช เดวิส (Richard Harding Davis). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, Harding. (volunteer & more translations)
Thaiklang อาร์ เอช เดวิส (Richard Harding Davis). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, Harding. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Harding

Language Translations for “Harding” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Hathagardathaging (Harding). Additional references: Athag, Harding. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Hagardaging (Harding). Additional references: Double Dutch, Harding. (volunteer)
Leet #/\[z[)|^/6 (Harding). Additional references: Leet, Harding. (volunteer)
Oppish Hopardoping (Harding). Additional references: Oppish, Harding. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Ardinghay (Harding). Additional references: Pig Latin, Harding. (volunteer)
Terran B harding (Harding). Additional references: Terran B, Harding. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Hubardubing (Harding). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Harding. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: Harding

Language Period Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Latin 500 BCE - 1700 Phalaris tuberosa (harding, harding grass, toowoomba canary grass), Phalaris nodosa (harding, harding grass, toowoomba canary grass), Phalaris bulbosa (harding, harding grass, toowoomba canary grass). Additional references: Latin, Harding. (volunteer)
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