Definition of stiff

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Stiff (superl.) Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank..

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Stark :: Stark (n.) Stiff; rigid.
Sturdy :: Sturdy (superl.) Stiff; stout; strong; as, a sturdy oak..
Stiff-necked :: Stiffly (adv.) In a stiff manner.
Nash :: Nash (a.) Firm; stiff; hard; also, chilly..
Stiff-backed :: Stiff (superl.) Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price..
Piccadilly :: Piccadilly (n.) A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about the skirt of a garment, -- worn by men in the 17th century..
Stubby :: Stubborn (a.) Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule..
Scotchman :: Scotchman (n.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
Starchedness :: Starched (a.) Stiff; precise; formal.
Limmer :: Limmer (n.) A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound..
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..
Stiffened :: Stiff-backed (a.) Obstinate.
Tentiginous :: Tentiginous (a.) Stiff; stretched; strained.
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..
Bandog :: Bandog (n.) A mastiff or other large and fierce dog, usually kept chained or tied up..
Ankylosis :: Ankylosis (n.) Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint.
Restiff :: Restiff (n.) A restive or stubborn horse.
Wooden :: Wooden (a.) Clumsy; awkward; ungainly; stiff; spiritless.
Inflexibility :: Inflexibility (n.) The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness; inflexibleness; rigidity; firmness of will or purpose; unbending pertinacity; steadfastness; resoluteness; unchangeableness; obstinacy..
Primness :: Primness (n.) The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness.
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