Get Affordable VMs - excellent virtual server hosting


browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

stiffens stiffens definition

stiffens


 
  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  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") 



stiffens definition