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stiffened stiffened definition

stiffened


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  stiffen 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  stiffen 
 
  Sense  1 
  stiffen 
  =>  rigidify 
 
  Sense  2 
  stiffen 
  =>  starch 
  =>  buckram 
  =>  rigidify 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  stiffen 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  stiffen 
 
  Sense  1 
  stiffen 
  =>  rigidify 
 
  Sense  2 
  stiffen 
  =>  starch 
  =>  buckram 
  =>  rigidify 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  stiffen 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  stiffen 
 
  3  senses  of  stiffen 
 
  Sense  1 
  stiffen 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  2 
  stiffen 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  3 
  stiffen,  tighten,  tighten  up  constrain 
  =>  restrict,  restrain,  trammel,  limit,  bound,  confine,  throttle 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  stiffen 
 
  stiffen  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  stiffen 
 
  Sense  1 
  stiffen 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  stiffen 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  stiffen,  tighten,  tighten  up  constrain 
  =>  restrict,  restrain,  trammel,  limit,  bound,  confine,  throttle 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  stiffen 
 
  The  verb  stiffen  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  stiffen  --  (become  stiff  or  stiffer;  "He  stiffened  when  he  saw  his  boss  enter  the  room") 
  2.  (2)  stiffen  --  (make  stiff  or  stiffer;  "Stiffen  the  cream  by  adding  gelatine") 
  3.  stiffen,  tighten,  tighten  up  constrain  --  (restrict;  "Tighten  the  rules";  "stiffen  the  regulations") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  stiffened 
 
  The  adj  stiffened  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  stiffened  --  (made  or  become  difficult  to  move  or  bend;  "felt  the  pain  of  stiffened  joints") 
  2.  stiffened  --  (stiffened  or  reinforced  with  wire;  "stiffened  brassieres") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  stiffened 
 
  2  senses  of  stiffened 
 
  Sense  1 
  stiffened 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inflexible)  ->  flexible,  flexile 
 
  Sense  2 
  stiffened 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  wired)  ->  wireless 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  stiffened 
 
  2  senses  of  stiffened 
 
  Sense  1 
  stiffened 
  =>  inflexible  (vs.  flexible) 
 
  Sense  2 
  stiffened 
  =>  wired  (vs.  wireless) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  stiffened 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  stiffened 
 
  stiffened  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  stiffened 
  stiffened 
 
  Overview  of  verb  stiffen 
 
  The  verb  stiffen  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  stiffen  --  (become  stiff  or  stiffer;  "He  stiffened  when  he  saw  his  boss  enter  the  room") 
  2.  (2)  stiffen  --  (make  stiff  or  stiffer;  "Stiffen  the  cream  by  adding  gelatine") 
  3.  stiffen,  tighten,  tighten  up  constrain  --  (restrict;  "Tighten  the  rules";  "stiffen  the  regulations") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  stiffened 
 
  The  adj  stiffened  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  stiffened  --  (made  or  become  difficult  to  move  or  bend;  "felt  the  pain  of  stiffened  joints") 
  2.  stiffened  --  (stiffened  or  reinforced  with  wire;  "stiffened  brassieres") 



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