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"Stiffen"
Keywords:
stiffer
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boss
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gelatine
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adjective
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saw
To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.
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become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"
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make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"
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Keywords:
benumb
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torpid
To make torpid; to benumb.
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Keywords:
inspissate
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viscous
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thick
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paste
To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste.
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Keywords:
pliant
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starch
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flexible
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cloth
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less
To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch.
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Keywords:
tighten
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regulations
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rules
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restrict
restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
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