Definition of stiff

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Stiff (superl.) Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style..

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Beetle :: Beetle (v. t.) Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera..
Hogframe :: Hogframe (n.) A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness. Used chiefly in American river and lake steamers. Called also hogging frame, and hogback..
Bristle :: Bristle (n.) A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine..
Opinionated :: Opinionated (a.) Stiff in opinion; firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion or to preconceived notions; obstinate in opinion.
Piculet :: Piculet (n.) Any species of very small woodpeckers of the genus Picumnus and allied genera. Their tail feathers are not stiff and sharp at the tips, as in ordinary woodpeckers..
M/tin :: M/tin (n.) A French mastiff.
Stiff-necked :: Stiffly (adv.) In a stiff manner.
Muley :: Muley (n.) A stiff, long saw, guided at the ends but not stretched in a gate..
Starcraft :: Starchy (a.) Consisting of starch; resembling starch; stiff; precise.
Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank..
Gale :: Gale (n.) A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.
Bent :: Bent (n.) A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass..
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of a plant..
Tough :: Tough (superl.) Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow..
Web :: Web (n.) A plate or thin portion, continuous or perforated, connecting stiffening ribs or flanges, or other parts of an object..
Grogginess :: Grogginess (n.) Tenderness or stiffness in the foot of a horse, which causes him to move in a hobbling manner..
Opisthotonos :: Opisthotonos (n.) A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.
Strigine :: Strigillose (a.) Set with stiff, slender bristles..
Stiffened :: Stiff-backed (a.) Obstinate.
Stifle :: Stiff-tailed (a.) Having the quill feathers of the tail somewhat rigid.
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