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Flag :: Flag (v. i.) To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp..

Stifftail :: Stiffness (n.) The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character..

Ankylosis :: Ankylosis (n.) Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint.

Erection :: Erection (n.) State of being stretched to stiffness; tension.

Thomsen''s Disease :: Thomsen's disease () An affection apparently congenital, consisting in tonic contraction and stiffness of the voluntary muscles occurring after a period of muscular inaction..

Limp :: Limp (a.) Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat..

Tensity :: Tensity (n.) The quality or state of being tense, or strained to stiffness; tension; tenseness..

Rigidity :: Rigidity (n.) Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.

Rigor :: Rigor (n.) Stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged sternness; hardness; relentless severity; hard-heartedness; cruelty.

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..

Rigor :: Rigor (n.) The becoming stiff or rigid; the state of being rigid; rigidity; stiffness; hardness.

Induration :: Induration (n.) Hardness of character, manner, sensibility, etc.; obduracy; stiffness; want of pliancy or feeling..

Primness :: Primness (n.) The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness.

Ligature :: Ligature (n.) The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the ligature of a joint..

Gusset :: Gusset (n.) A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; esp., the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler..

Restiffness :: Restiffness (n.) Restiveness.

Starcher :: Starchedness (n.) The quality or state of being starched; stiffness in manners; formality.

Costiveness :: Costiveness (n.) Inability to express one's self; stiffness.

Flaccid :: Flaccid (a.) Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid flesh..

Starchwort :: Starchness (n.) Of or pertaining to starched or starch; stiffness of manner; preciseness.

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