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1 stiffen
verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) otrditi* * *[stifn]transitive verbotrditi; naškrobiti; zgostiti (tekočino); napraviti togo, uporno, zakrknjeno; slang ubiti, umoriti; intransitive verb postati tog, formalen, nepopustljiv; strditi se, zgostiti se; odreveneti; učvrstiti se; postati tog, otrpel, umreti -
2 starch
1. noun1) (a white food substance found especially in flour, potatoes etc: Bread contains starch.) škrob2) (a powder prepared from this, used for stiffening clothes.) škrob2. verb(to stiffen (clothes) with starch.) škrobiti- starchy- starchiness* * *[sta:č]1.nounškrob; apretura; figuratively togost, formalizem, službenost (v obnašanju); plural s škrobom bogata hrana, ogljikovi hidratistarch paste — tiskarsko lepilo;2.adjective ( starchly adverb)(redko) točen, figuratively tog, formalističen, služben (v obnašanju);3.transitive verb (na)škrobiti, apretirati (perilo)to starch up figuratively napraviti bolj togo (formalno) -
3 stiff
[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) tog2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) trd3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) gost4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) težaven5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) močan6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) zadržan•- stiffly- stiffness
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- scare stiff* * *I [stif]adjective ( stiffly adverb)tog, neupogljiv, negibek, trd, okorel; žilav; gost; nepopustljiv, strog, trmast, odločen, zakrknjen; nadut, ohol, formalen; prisiljen; zadržan, odljuden; močan (pijača, veter); težaven, naporen; ki se s težavo giblje ali premika, se zatika, nenamazan, nenaoljen; economy stalen, stabilen, visok, pretiran (cena)stiff neck — trd vrat (od prepiha itd.)a stiff reception — tog, prisiljen sprejemstiff ship — ladja, ki se ne nagne v stran pod pritiskom vetra v jadriha stiff un — postaran športnik, slang mrličto keep a stiff upper-lip figuratively ne popustiti, zobe stisniti, pokazati trdnost značajaII [stif]nounslang mrlič, truplo; toga oseba; papirnati denar, menica; American človek, ki se ne more ničesar naučiti; konj, ki zanesljivo ne bo zmagal na dirkibig stiff — tepec, bedak -
4 stiffening
noun (material used to stiffen something: The collar has some stiffening in it.) trdilec* * *[stífniŋ]noun(sredstvo za) škrobljenje
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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. [1913 Webster] Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stiffen — Stiff en, v. i. To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective. [1913 Webster] Like bristles rose my stiffening hair. Dryden. [1913 Webster] The tender soil then stiffening by degrees. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Some souls we see, Grow… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stiffen — index fix (make firm) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stiffen — 1590s, from STIFF (Cf. stiff) (adj.) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Stiffened; stiffening … Etymology dictionary
stiffen — [v] make or become harder anneal, benumb, brace, cake, candy, cement, chill, clot, coagulate, condense, congeal, crystallize, curdle, firm, fix, freeze, gel, harden, inflate, inspissate, jell, jelly, ossify, petrify, precipitate, prop, reinforce … New thesaurus
stiffen — ► VERB 1) make or become stiff. 2) make or become stronger or more steadfast. DERIVATIVES stiffener noun … English terms dictionary
stiffen — [stif′ən] vt., vi. to make or become stiff or stiffer stiffener n … English World dictionary
stiffen — UK [ˈstɪf(ə)n] / US verb Word forms stiffen : present tense I/you/we/they stiffen he/she/it stiffens present participle stiffening past tense stiffened past participle stiffened 1) [intransitive] to suddenly hold your body in a stiff way, often… … English dictionary
stiffen — stiff|en [ stıfn ] verb 1. ) intransitive to suddenly hold your body in a stiff way, often because you become nervous, worried, angry, or unfriendly: She stiffened as the footsteps came closer and closer. stiffen with/in: He stiffened with rage.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stiffen — [[t]stɪ̱f(ə)n[/t]] stiffens, stiffening, stiffened 1) VERB If you stiffen, you stop moving and stand or sit with muscles that are suddenly tense, for example because you feel afraid or angry. Ada stiffened at the sound of his voice... The father… … English dictionary
stiffen — stiff|en [ˈstıfən] v 1.) if you stiffen, your body suddenly becomes firm, straight, or still because you feel angry or anxious ≠ ↑relax ▪ He touched her, and she stiffened. 2.) [I and T] to become stronger, more severe, or more determined, or to… … Dictionary of contemporary English