Associations to the word «Hardening»

Wiktionary

HARDENING, verb. Present participle of harden
HARDENING, noun. The process by which something hardens.
HARDENING, noun. That which hardens, such as a material used for converting the surface of iron into steel.

Dictionary definition

HARDENING, noun. Abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue.
HARDENING, noun. The process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue".
HARDENING, noun. The act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact).

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke