| slovo | definícia |
stiffen
(mass) | stiffen
- zvýšiť |
stiffen
(encz) | stiffen,naškrobit pcernoch@imc.cas.cz |
stiffen
(encz) | stiffen,tuhnout pcernoch@imc.cas.cz |
stiffen
(encz) | stiffen,vyztužit pcernoch@imc.cas.cz |
stiffen
(encz) | stiffen,zakalit (se) pcernoch@imc.cas.cz |
stiffen
(encz) | stiffen,ztuhnout pcernoch@imc.cas.cz |
stiffen
(encz) | stiffen,ztvrdnout pcernoch@imc.cas.cz |
stiffen
(encz) | stiffen,zvýšit pcernoch@imc.cas.cz |
Stiffen
(gcide) | Stiffen \Stiff"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stiffened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Stiffening.] [See Stiff.]
1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to
stiffen cloth with starch.
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Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. --Shak.
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2. To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to
stiffen paste.
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3. To make torpid; to benumb.
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Stiffen
(gcide) | Stiffen \Stiff"en\, v. i.
To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.
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Like bristles rose my stiffening hair. --Dryden.
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The tender soil then stiffening by degrees. --Dryden.
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Some souls we see,
Grow hard and stiffen with adversity. --Dryden.
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stiffen
(wn) | stiffen
v 1: become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss
enter the room" [ant: loose, loosen, relax]
2: make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"
[ant: loose, loosen]
3: restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
[syn: stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
stiffened
(encz) | stiffened,vyztužený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
stiffener
(encz) | stiffener,tužidlo Zdeněk Brožstiffener,výztuha n: Zdeněk Brož |
stiffening
(encz) | stiffening,ztužující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Stiffen
(gcide) | Stiffen \Stiff"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stiffened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Stiffening.] [See Stiff.]
1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to
stiffen cloth with starch.
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Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. --Shak.
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2. To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to
stiffen paste.
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3. To make torpid; to benumb.
[1913 Webster]Stiffen \Stiff"en\, v. i.
To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.
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Like bristles rose my stiffening hair. --Dryden.
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The tender soil then stiffening by degrees. --Dryden.
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Some souls we see,
Grow hard and stiffen with adversity. --Dryden.
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Stiffened
(gcide) | Stiffen \Stiff"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stiffened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Stiffening.] [See Stiff.]
1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to
stiffen cloth with starch.
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Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. --Shak.
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2. To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to
stiffen paste.
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3. To make torpid; to benumb.
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Stiffener
(gcide) | Stiffener \Stiff"en*er\, n.
One who, or that which, stiffens anything, as a piece of
stiff cloth in a cravat.
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Stiffening
(gcide) | Stiffening \Stiff"en*ing\, n.
1. Act or process of making stiff.
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2. Something used to make anything stiff.
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Stiffening order (Com.), a permission granted by the
customs department to take cargo or ballast on board
before the old cargo is out, in order to steady the ship.
[1913 Webster]Stiffen \Stiff"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stiffened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Stiffening.] [See Stiff.]
1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to
stiffen cloth with starch.
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Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. --Shak.
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2. To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to
stiffen paste.
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3. To make torpid; to benumb.
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Stiffening order
(gcide) | Stiffening \Stiff"en*ing\, n.
1. Act or process of making stiff.
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2. Something used to make anything stiff.
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Stiffening order (Com.), a permission granted by the
customs department to take cargo or ballast on board
before the old cargo is out, in order to steady the ship.
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stiffener
(wn) | stiffener
n 1: material used for stiffening something |
stiffening
(wn) | stiffening
n 1: the act of becoming stiff; "stiffening his shoulders, he
prepared to advance"
2: the process of becoming stiff or rigid [syn: stiffening,
rigidifying, rigidification] |
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