stiffened

  • 81stiffen — verb 1) stir until the mixture stiffens Syn: become stiff, thicken; set, become solid, solidify, harden, jell, congeal, coagulate, clot Ant: soften, liquefy 2) she stiffened her …

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  • 82ἐμπροσθότονον — ἐμπροσθότονος drawn forwards and stiffened masc/fem acc sg ἐμπροσθότονος drawn forwards and stiffened neut nom/voc/acc sg …

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  • 83hoopskirt — noun a skirt stiffened with hoops • Syn: ↑crinoline • Hypernyms: ↑skirt • Part Meronyms: ↑hoop * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun 1. : an underskirt stiffened with or as if with hoops …

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  • 84woodcreeper — noun any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers • Syn: ↑woodhewer, ↑wood creeper, ↑tree creeper • Hypernyms: ↑tyrannid • Member Holonyms:… …

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  • 85woodhewer — noun any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers • Syn: ↑woodcreeper, ↑wood creeper, ↑tree creeper • Hypernyms: ↑tyrannid • Member Holonyms:… …

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  • 86-boned — «bohnd», adjective. 1. having a certain kind of bones: »Healthy livestock is usually larger boned than the sickly animals. 2. with the bones removed: »boned fish ready to fry and eat. boned, combining form. 1. having a certain kind of bones: »Big …

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  • 87stiff´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… …

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  • 88stiff|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… …

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  • 89Anoint — A*noint ([.a]*noint ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Anointing}.] [OF. enoint, p. p. of enoindre, fr. L. inungere; in + ungere, unguere, to smear, anoint. See {Ointment}, {Unguent}.] 1. To smear or rub over with oil or an… …

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  • 90Anointed — Anoint A*noint ([.a]*noint ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Anointing}.] [OF. enoint, p. p. of enoindre, fr. L. inungere; in + ungere, unguere, to smear, anoint. See {Ointment}, {Unguent}.] 1. To smear or rub over with oil or… …

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