Definition of stiff

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Stiff (superl.) Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff..

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Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints..
Scotchman :: Scotchman (n.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
Sprunt :: Sprunt (n.) Anything short and stiff.
Starcraft :: Starchy (a.) Consisting of starch; resembling starch; stiff; precise.
Stylet :: Stylet (n.) A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging..
Subriguous :: Subrigid (a.) Somewhat rigid or stiff.
Frory :: Frory (a.) Frozen; stiff with cold.
Rigid :: Rigid (a.) Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.
Rib :: Rib (n.) A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen it..
Spur :: Spur (n.) Any stiff, sharp spine, as on the wings and legs of certain burds, on the legs of insects, etc.; especially, the spine on a cock's leg..
Wigan :: Wigan (n.) A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and of the skirts of women's dresses, etc.; -- so called from Wigan, the name of a town in Lancashire, England..
Barbellate :: Barbellate (a.) Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point..
Suctoria :: Suctoria (n. pl.) An order of Infusoria having the body armed with somewhat stiff, tubular processes which they use as suckers in obtaining their food. They are usually stalked..
Stifftail :: Stiffness (n.) The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character..
Stith :: Stith (a.) Strong; stiff; rigid.
Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze..
Mastiffs :: Mastiffs (pl. ) of Mastif.
Stay :: Stay (n.) A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men..
Stiff-backed :: Stiff (superl.) Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price..
Angular :: Angular (a.) Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and appearance; an angular female..
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