Grep  of  noun  stiff 
  bull  mastiff 
  mastiff 
  stiff 
  stiff  aster 
  stiff  gentian 
  stiff  upper  lip 
  stiffener 
  stiffening 
  stiffness 
  tibetan  mastiff 
 
  Overview  of  noun  stiff 
 
  The  noun  stiff  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  stiff  --  (an  ordinary  man;  "a  lucky  stiff";  "a  working  stiff") 
  2.  cadaver,  corpse,  stiff,  clay,  remains  --  (the  dead  body  of  a  human  being) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  stiff 
 
  The  adj  stiff  has  8  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  stiff  --  (lacking  ease  in  bending;  not  limber;  "a  stiff  neck";  "stiff  joints";  "stiff  hairs") 
  2.  (2)  stiff  --  (not  moving  or  operating  freely;  "a  stiff  hinge") 
  3.  (1)  stiff  --  (powerful;  "a  stiff  current";  "a  stiff  breeze";  "a  stiff  drink") 
  4.  (1)  starchy,  stiff,  buckram  --  (rigidly  formal;  "a  starchy  manner";  "the  letter  was  stiff  and  formal";  "his  prose  has  a  buckram  quality") 
  5.  stiff,  uphill  --  (hard  to  overcome  or  surmount;  "a  stiff  hike";  "a  stiff  exam";  "an  uphill  battle  against  a  popular  incumbant") 
  6.  stand-up,  stiff  --  (of  a  collar;  standing  up  rather  than  folded  down  "an  uncomfortable  standup  collar";  "a  stiff  collar") 
  7.  rigid,  stiff  --  (incapable  of  or  resistant  to  bending;  "a  rigid  strip  of  metal";  "a  table  made  of  rigid  plastic";  "a  palace  guardsman  stiff  as  a  poker") 
  8.  besotted,  blind  drunk,  blotto,  crocked,  fuddled,  loaded,  pie-eyed,  pissed,  pixilated,  plastered,  potty,  slopped,  sloshed,  smashed,  soaked,  soused,  sozzled,  squiffy,  stiff,  tiddly,  tiddley,  tight,  tipsy,  wet  --  (slang  for  `drunk') 
 
  Overview  of  adv  stiff 
 
  The  adv  stiff  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  stiff  --  (extremely;  "bored  stiff";  "frightened  stiff") 
  2.  stiffly,  stiff  --  (in  a  stiff  manner;  "his  hands  lay  stiffly") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  stiff 
 
  8  senses  of  stiff 
 
  Sense  1 
  stiff 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inflexible)  ->  flexible,  flexile 
 
  Sense  2 
  stiff 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  immobile)  ->  mobile 
 
  Sense  3 
  stiff 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  strong)  ->  weak 
 
  Sense  4 
  starchy,  stiff,  buckram 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  formal)  ->  informal 
 
  Sense  5 
  stiff,  uphill 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  hard)  ->  soft 
 
  Sense  6 
  stand-up,  stiff 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inflexible)  ->  flexible,  flexile 
 
  Sense  7 
  rigid,  stiff 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inflexible)  ->  flexible,  flexile 
 
  Sense  8 
  besotted,  blind  drunk,  blotto,  crocked,  fuddled,  loaded,  pie-eyed,  pissed,  pixilated,  plastered,  potty,  slopped,  sloshed,  smashed,  soaked,  soused,  sozzled,  squiffy,  stiff,  tiddly,  tiddley,  tight,  tipsy,  wet 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  intoxicated)  ->  sober 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  stiff 
 
  8  senses  of  stiff 
 
  Sense  1 
  stiff 
  =>  inflexible  (vs.  flexible) 
 
  Sense  2 
  stiff 
  =>  immobile  (vs.  mobile) 
 
  Sense  3 
  stiff 
  =>  strong  (vs.  weak) 
 
  Sense  4 
  starchy,  stiff,  buckram 
  =>  formal  (vs.  informal) 
 
  Sense  5 
  stiff,  uphill 
  =>  hard  (vs.  soft) 
 
  Sense  6 
  stand-up,  stiff 
  =>  inflexible  (vs.  flexible) 
 
  Sense  7 
  rigid,  stiff 
  =>  inflexible  (vs.  flexible) 
 
  Sense  8 
  besotted,  blind  drunk,  blotto,  crocked,  fuddled,  loaded,  pie-eyed,  pissed,  pixilated,  plastered,  potty,  slopped,  sloshed,  smashed,  soaked,  soused,  sozzled,  squiffy,  stiff,  tiddly,  tiddley,  tight,  tipsy,  wet 
  =>  intoxicated  (vs.  sober),  drunk,  inebriated 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  stiff 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  stiff 
 
  stiff  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  8) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  stiff 
  stiff 
  stiff-backed 
  stiff-necked 
  stiffened 
 
  Overview  of  noun  stiff 
 
  The  noun  stiff  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  stiff  --  (an  ordinary  man;  "a  lucky  stiff";  "a  working  stiff") 
  2.  cadaver,  corpse,  stiff,  clay,  remains  --  (the  dead  body  of  a  human  being) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  stiff 
 
  The  adj  stiff  has  8  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  stiff  --  (lacking  ease  in  bending;  not  limber;  "a  stiff  neck";  "stiff  joints";  "stiff  hairs") 
  2.  (2)  stiff  --  (not  moving  or  operating  freely;  "a  stiff  hinge") 
  3.  (1)  stiff  --  (powerful;  "a  stiff  current";  "a  stiff  breeze";  "a  stiff  drink") 
  4.  (1)  starchy,  stiff,  buckram  --  (rigidly  formal;  "a  starchy  manner";  "the  letter  was  stiff  and  formal";  "his  prose  has  a  buckram  quality") 
  5.  stiff,  uphill  --  (hard  to  overcome  or  surmount;  "a  stiff  hike";  "a  stiff  exam";  "an  uphill  battle  against  a  popular  incumbant") 
  6.  stand-up,  stiff  --  (of  a  collar;  standing  up  rather  than  folded  down  "an  uncomfortable  standup  collar";  "a  stiff  collar") 
  7.  rigid,  stiff  --  (incapable  of  or  resistant  to  bending;  "a  rigid  strip  of  metal";  "a  table  made  of  rigid  plastic";  "a  palace  guardsman  stiff  as  a  poker") 
  8.  besotted,  blind  drunk,  blotto,  crocked,  fuddled,  loaded,  pie-eyed,  pissed,  pixilated,  plastered,  potty,  slopped,  sloshed,  smashed,  soaked,  soused,  sozzled,  squiffy,  stiff,  tiddly,  tiddley,  tight,  tipsy,  wet  --  (slang  for  `drunk') 
 
  Overview  of  adv  stiff 
 
  The  adv  stiff  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  stiff  --  (extremely;  "bored  stiff";  "frightened  stiff") 
  2.  stiffly,  stiff  --  (in  a  stiff  manner;  "his  hands  lay  stiffly") 

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