The meaning of Haggard

adjective

(of a person's face) very pale with shock, fear, or illness.

Usage examples:

Eleanor's ashen face

adjective

Made of timber from the ash tree.

Usage examples:

I slopped the stuff on and miraculously the ashen timbers of our bench and table suite turned slowl…

adjective

(of a person’s face) looking pale and gray from illness, shock, or fear

adjective

Tired and unhappy because of prolonged worry.

Usage examples:

A careworn expression

verb

Cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry.

Usage examples:

We drained the swimming pool

noun

A channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste.

Usage examples:

The room's toilet pipes and shower drains carry this waste to a holding tank.

noun

A thing that uses up a particular resource.

Usage examples:

Nuclear power is a serious drain on the public purse

adjective

Past participle of draw.

verb

Produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper with a pencil, pen, etc.

Usage examples:

He drew a map

adjective

Past participle of draw

Usage examples:

He’s not as sick as he was, but he still looks thin and drawn.

adjective

Very tired.

Usage examples:

She returned home, exhausted from work

verb

Make (someone) feel very tired.

Usage examples:

Her day out had exhausted her

adjective

Extremely tired

Usage examples:

Exhausted, they fell asleep., by the time they reached the summit they were exhausted.

adjective

(of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age.

Usage examples:

A tall, gaunt woman in black

adjective

Of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead.

Usage examples:

Grey flannel trousers

noun

Grey colour or pigment.

Usage examples:

Dirty intermediate tones of grey

verb

(especially of hair) become grey with age.

Usage examples:

He had put on weight and greyed somewhat

adjective

Very serious or gloomy.

Usage examples:

His grim expression

adjective

Not good; having no chance of a good result

Usage examples:

The outlook for a full recovery was grim., the future looks grim for workers who are losing their j…

adjective

Someone who is hollow-cheeked has a face that is too thin.

adjective

Someone who is hollow-eyed has eyes that seem to have sunk into their face because of illness or tiredness.

noun

Father.

Usage examples:

Pa is busy on the telephone

abbreviation

Pascal(s).

abbreviation

Panama (international vehicle registration).

adjective

Light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment.

Usage examples:

Choose pale floral patterns for walls

verb

Become pale in one's face from shock or fear.

Usage examples:

I paled at the thought of what she might say

noun

A wooden stake or post used with others to form a fence.

Usage examples:

Get creative with a picket fence and have diagonal pales nailed to the horizontal boards.

adjective

(of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health.

Usage examples:

His face, with its wrinkled, pallid complexion

adjective

Pale and looking unhealthy

Usage examples:

He looked pallid and bloated a few years ago.

adjective

Having a peak.

Usage examples:

A peaked cap

adjective

Gaunt and pale from illness or fatigue.

Usage examples:

You do look a little peaked

verb

Reach a highest point, either of a specified value or at a specified time.

Usage examples:

The disease peaked in summer

adjective

Pale from illness or fatigue; sickly.

Usage examples:

You're looking a bit peaky—a change of scene would do you good

adjective

Having or resembling a peak or peaks.

Usage examples:

Beat the cream until soft and peaky

adjective

Slightly ill, often looking pale

Usage examples:

You look a bit peaky, love, are you all right?

adjective

Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.

Usage examples:

Her pinched, sallow face

verb

Grip (something, typically a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb.

Usage examples:

She pinched his cheek

adjective

(of someone’s face) thin and anxious, or (of clothing) narrow

Usage examples:

Nora was short, with a pinched face, and wore thick glasses with wire rims., her dress was pinched …

adjective

Showing signs of age or fatigue.

Usage examples:

She's beginning to look quite raddled

verb

Colour with reddle.

Usage examples:

A device which holds a colour marking device on rams in lieu of raddling their breast wool with col…

adjective

Looking tired or old

noun

An analysis or summary of something by a knowledgeable person.

Usage examples:

He gave his teammates a rundown on the opposition

adjective

(especially of a building or area) in a poor or neglected state after having been prosperous.

Usage examples:

A run-down edwardian villa

noun

A report that provides the most important information about something

Usage examples:

This guide gives a rundown on the basics of backpacking.

verb

Gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power).

Usage examples:

Our energy is being sapped by bureaucrats and politicians

verb

Dig a sap or saps.

Usage examples:

Having sapped up to the glacis of the city ramparts, versaillais troops entered the city

verb

Hit with a bludgeon or club.

Usage examples:

It was nice to see someone else get sapped for a change

adjective

Often ill; in poor health.

Usage examples:

She was a thin, sickly child

adjective

Weak and unhealthy

Usage examples:

He was a sickly child.

adjective

Past and past participle of spend.

verb

Give (money) to pay for goods, services, or so as to benefit someone or something.

Usage examples:

The firm has spent £100,000 on hardware

adjective

Completely used to the point of no longer having any power or effectiveness

Usage examples:

Radio signals enabled recovery of the spent rocket 25 miles from the launch site., after doing her …

adjective

In need of sleep or rest; weary.

Usage examples:

Fisher rubbed his tired eyes

verb

Feel or cause to feel in need of rest or sleep.

Usage examples:

Soon the ascent grew steeper and he began to tire

adjective

Harmful to health.

Usage examples:

An unhealthy diet

adjective

Ill or appearing to be ill

Usage examples:

It’s unhealthy to eat fatty foods all the time.

adjective

Ill.

Usage examples:

He was admitted to hospital for tests after feeling unwell

adjective

Not well; ill

Usage examples:

I hear you've been unwell recently., if you feel unwell, tell the teacher.

adjective

(of a person's complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion.

Usage examples:

She was looking wan and bleary-eyed

abbreviation

Wide area network.

noun

A computer network in which the computers connected may be far apart, generally having a radius of more than 1 km.