stiff

stiff is part of the Basic English 850.<

Pronunciation

• IPA: /stɪf/
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Adjective

Positive stiff

Comparative stiffer

Superlative stiffest

1. Not able to be bent.

   My arm was very stiff this morning after bowling yesterday.

   The bar is too stiff; I cannot bend it.

Synonyms

• rigid, firm, inflexible, unbending, unbendable

Antonyms

• flexible, bendable, soft, limp

Related words

• stiffen

Noun

Singular stiff

Plural stiffs

1. A dead body; a corpse.

   She went to the morgue and saw some stiffs.

Synonyms

• corpse
• body
• dead body

Verb

Plain form stiff

Third-person singular stiffs

Past tense stiffed

Past participle stiffed

Present participle stiffing

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