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1 stiff
Adj1. कड़ाThe wire is too stiff to be bent.2. कठिनThe examination paper was too stiff to be solved by the students.3. हठीलाThe manager of the five star hotels is very stiff.4. भारी कीमतThe diamond necklace is too stiff to be bought by a common man.--------N1. लाशIt was a very pathetic sight when Rajan's stiff was lying in the coffin for the funeral. -
2 stiff
adj.कडा, कठोर, कठिन, रुखा, हठी, मजबूत -
3 ramrod
N1. बन्दूक\ramrodका\ramrodगज़The soldier stood stiff as a ramrod. -
4 starch
V1. कलफ़ चड़ानाstarch the clothes to make them stiff. -
5 stifle
V1. दम घुटनाMany people stiff due to lack of oxygen at high altitudes.2. दबानाI couldn't stifle my tears at the sight of the handicapped beggar.3. आग बुझानाWhen the building caught fire, the fire brigade was called to stifle the burning flames.
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stiff´ly — stiff «stihf», adjective, adverb, noun, verb. –adj. 1. not easily bent; fixed; rigid: »a stiff brush. He wore a stiff collar. 2. hard to move: »a stiff gear. The old hinges on the barn door are stiff. 3. not able to move easily: »a stiff neck.… … Useful english dictionary
Stiff — Stiff, a. [Compar. {Stiffer}; superl. {Stiffest}.] [OE. stif, AS. st[=i]f; akin to D. stijf, G. steif, Dan. stiv, Sw. styf, Icel. st[=i]fr, Lith. stipti to be stiff; cf. L. stipes a post, trunk of a tree, stipare to press, compress. Cf. {Costive} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stiff — may refer to:*Stiffness, a material s resistance to bending *Stiff differential equation, an equation that exhibits behaviour at two widely different scales (the differential equations describing stiff materials are stiff differential equations)… … Wikipedia
stiff — [stɪf] verb [transitive] informal to not pay someone money that you owe them or that they expect to be given, for example by not leaving a tip in a restaurant see also working stiff * * * Ⅰ. stiff UK US /stɪf/ adjective ► … Financial and business terms
stiff — [stif] adj. [ME stif < OE, akin to Ger steif < IE * stip , a pole, stick together (var. of base * steib(h) , rod) > L stipes, stem, stake, log, stipare, to crowd, cram] 1. hard to bend or stretch; rigid; firm; not flexible or pliant 2.… … English World dictionary
Stiff — bezeichnet: Stiff Records, ein britisches Independent Label Stiff Little Fingers, eine Punkband aus Belfast Stiff man Syndrom, eine neurologische Krankheit Stiff Upper Lip, ein Albumtitel von AC/DC Stiff ist der Familienname folgender Person:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
stiff — stiff; stiff·en; stiff·en·er; stiff·ish; stiff·ly; stiff·ness; … English syllables
stiff — [adj1] hard, inflexible annealed, arthritic, benumbed, brittle, buckram, cemented, chilled, congealed, contracted, creaky, firm, fixed, frozen, graceless, hardened, immalleable, impliable, incompliant, indurate, inelastic, jelled, mechanical,… … New thesaurus
stiff — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not easily bent; rigid. 2) not moving freely; difficult to turn or operate. 3) unable to move easily and without pain. 4) not relaxed or friendly; constrained. 5) severe or strong: stiff fines. 6) (stiff with) informal full of … English terms dictionary
stiff´en|er — stiff|en «STIHF uhn», transitive verb. to make stiff or stiffer: »She stiffened the shirt with starch. –v.i. to become stiff or stiffer: »The jelly will stiffen as it cools. The wind was stiffening as the storm approached. Figurative. He… … Useful english dictionary
stiff|en — «STIHF uhn», transitive verb. to make stiff or stiffer: »She stiffened the shirt with starch. –v.i. to become stiff or stiffer: »The jelly will stiffen as it cools. The wind was stiffening as the storm approached. Figurative. He stiffened with… … Useful english dictionary
