stiff : Idioms & Phrases

• noun wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers
  Aster linarifolius.
  

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• noun gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers
  Gentiana quinquefolia; Gentianella quinquefolia; agueweed; five-flowered gentian; ague weed.
  

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• a condition of the neck such that the head can not be moved without difficulty and pain.

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• noun self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief)
  
  • the British like to keep a stiff upper lip

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• adjective satellite having a stiff back
  
  • the guards stood stiff-backed and unsmiling

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Stiff"-backed` adjective

Definitions

1. Obstinate. J. H. Newman.

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• adjective satellite having stiff branches
  

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• adjective satellite having stiff hair
  

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Stiff"-heart`ed adjective

Etymology

Stiff + heart.

Definitions

1. Obstinate; stubborn; contumacious. Ezek. ii. 4.

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• adjective satellite haughtily stubborn
  
  • a stiff-necked old Boston brahmin

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Stiff"-necked` adjective

Definitions

1. Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff-necked pride; a stiff-necked people. Ex. xxxii. 9.

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Stiff"-neck`ed*ness noun

Definitions

1. The quality or state of being stiff-necked; stubbornness.

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• adjective satellite having a stiff tail
  

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Stiff"-tailed` adjective

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) Having the quill feathers of the tail somewhat rigid.

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• to keep up one's courage. Slang

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