HARDCOVER

hardbacked, hardback, hardbound, hardcover

(adjective) having a hard back or cover; “hardback books”

hardback, hardcover

(noun) a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hardcover (plural hardcovers)

A book with a rigid binding, often of cardboard or leather.

Adjective

hardcover (not comparable)

(of a book) Having a rigid binding.

Synonyms

• hardback

Anagrams

• hovercard

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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