Definition of stiff

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Stiff (superl.) Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear.

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Web :: Web (n.) The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers. See Feather..
Bristle :: Bristle (n.) A stiff, sharp, roundish hair..
Opinionated :: Opinionated (a.) Stiff in opinion; firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion or to preconceived notions; obstinate in opinion.
Beard :: Beard (n.) Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; as, the beard of grain..
Seta :: Seta (n.) Any slender, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ or part; as the hairs of a caterpillar, the slender spines of a crustacean, the hairlike processes of a protozoan, the bristles or stiff hairs on the leaves of some plants, or the pedicel of the capsule of a moss..
Truss :: Truss (n.) To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces..
Stiffen :: Stiffening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stiffe.
Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank..
Cream :: Cream (v. i.) To form or become covered with cream; to become thick like cream; to assume the appearance of cream; hence, to grow stiff or formal; to mantle..
Gale :: Gale (n.) A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.
Restiff :: Restiff (n.) A restive or stubborn horse.
Osmund :: Osmund (n.) A fern of the genus Osmunda, or flowering fern. The most remarkable species is the osmund royal, or royal fern (Osmunda regalis), which grows in wet or boggy places, and has large bipinnate fronds, often with a panicle of capsules at the top. The rootstock contains much starch, and has been used in stiffening linen..
Starchedness :: Starched (a.) Stiff; precise; formal.
Clearstarch :: Clearstarch (v. t.) To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin..
Tension :: Tension (a.) The act of stretching or straining; the state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; the state of being bent strained; as, the tension of the muscles, tension of the larynx..
Dwang :: Dwang (n.) A piece of wood set between two studs, posts, etc., to stiffen and support them..
Choker :: Choker (n.) A stiff wide cravat; a stock.
Budge :: Budge (a.) Austere or stiff, like scholastics..
Pasteboard :: Pasteboard (n.) A stiff thick kind of paper board, formed of several single sheets pasted one upon another, or of paper macerated and pressed into molds, etc..
Stark :: Stark (n.) Stiff; rigid.
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