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stiffen |
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 -------------- Grep of noun stiffen stiffener stiffening 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") Grep of adj stiffen 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")
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