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STIFF-NECKED, a. [stiff and neck.] Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious;...
STIFFEN, v.t. 1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen ...
STIFFENING, ppr. Making or becoming less pliable, or more thick, or more obstina...
STIFFLY, adv. 1. Firmly; strongly; as the boughs of a tree stiffly upheld. 2. Ri...
STIFFNESS, n. 1. Rigidness; want of pliableness or flexibility; the firm texture...
STIFLE, v.t. [L., stiff and stop. Gr.] 1. To suffocate; to stop the breath or ac...
STIGMA, n. [L., Gr., to prick or stick.] 1. A brand; a mark made with a burning ...
STIGMATA, n. plu. The apertures in the bodies of insects, communicating with the...
STIGMATIC, STIGMATICAL, a. 1. Marked with a stigma, or with something reproachfu...
STIGMATICALLY, adv. With a mark of infamy or deformity.
STIGMATIZE, v.t. 1. To mark with a brand; in a literal sense; as, the ancients s...
STIGMATIZED, pp. Marked with disgrace.
STIGMATIZING, ppr. Branding with infamy.
STILAR, a. [from stile.] Pertaining to the stile of a dial. Draw a line for the ...
STILBITE, n. [Gr., to shine.] A mineral of a shining pearly luster, of a white c...
STILE, n. [This is another spelling of style. See Style and Still.] A pin set on...