Definition of stiff

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Stiff (superl.) Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints..

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Costiveness :: Costiveness (n.) Inability to express one's self; stiffness.
Truss :: Truss (n.) To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces..
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..
Corny :: Corny (a.) Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn..
Stock :: Stock (n.) A kind of stiff, wide band or cravat for the neck; as, a silk stock..
Crisp :: Crisp (a.) Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair..
Wooden :: Wooden (a.) Clumsy; awkward; ungainly; stiff; spiritless.
Restiffness :: Restiffness (n.) Restiveness.
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..
Stiff-tailed :: Stifftail (n.) The ruddy duck.
Strigine :: Strigillose (a.) Set with stiff, slender bristles..
Nash :: Nash (a.) Firm; stiff; hard; also, chilly..
Buckram :: Buckram (a.) Stiff; precise.
Dwang :: Dwang (n.) A piece of wood set between two studs, posts, etc., to stiffen and support them..
Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To fix beforehand; to determine; hence, to make unyielding or obstinate; to render stiff, unpliant, or rigid; as, to set one's countenance..
Duff :: Duff (n.) A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; -- a term used especially by seamen; as, plum duff..
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..
Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear.
Rigidity :: Rigidity (n.) Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.
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