Hard water? Crossword Clue

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Hard water? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. diamonds
2. a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
(verb)
1. decorate with frosting
2. cause to become ice or icy

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HARD (adjective)
1. (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
2. unfortunate or hard to bear
HARD (adverb)
1. with firmness
2. slowly and with difficulty
WATER (noun)
1. the part of the earth’s surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
2. a facility that provides a source of water
WATER (verb)
1. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
2. fill with tears

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