English-Thai Dictionary
stiff
SL ศพ (ใช้ เกี่ยวกับ อาชญากรรม sob
stiff-necked
ADJ ดื้อรั้น due-ran
stiffen
VI แข็งทื่อ kang-tue
stiffen
VT ทำให้ แข็งทื่อ tam-hai-kang-tue
stiffen up
PHRV ทำให้ แข็งทื่อ tam-hai-kang-tue
stiffneckedness
N ความ คอแข็ง ความ ดื้อรั้น ดื้อดึง
stiffy
SL การ ตั้งชัน ของ อวัยวะเพศชาย kan-tang-chan-kong-ar-wai-ya-wa-ped-chai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
STIFF
a.[Gr. ] 1. Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not flaccid; rigid; applicable to any substance; as stiff wood; stiff paper; cloth stiff with starch; a limb stiff with frost.
They, rising on stiff pinions, tower the mid aerial sky.
2. Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; not soft nor hard. Thus melted metals grow stiff as they cool; they are stiff before they are hard. The paste is too stiff, or not stiff enough.
3. Strong; violent; impetuous in motion; as in seamens language, a stiff gale or breeze.
4. Hardy; stubborn; not easily subdued.
How stiff is my vile sense!
5. Obstinate; pertinacious; firm in perseverance or resistance.
It is a shame to stand stiff in a foolish argument.
A war ensues; the Cretans own their cause, stiff to defend their hospitable laws.
6. Harsh; formal; constrained; not natural and easy; as a stiff formal style.
7. Formal in manner; constrained; affected; starched; not easy or natural; as stiff behavior.
The French are open, familiar and talkative; the Italians stiff, ceremonious and reserved.
8. Strongly maintained, or asserted with good evidence.
This is stiff news.
9. In seamens language, a stiff vessel is one that will bear sufficient sail without danger of oversetting.
STIFFEN
v.t. 1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch.
He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart from turning to the Lord God of Israel. 2 Chronicles 36:13.
Stiffen the sinews; summon up the blood.
2. To make torpid; as stiffening grief.
3. To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste.
STIFFEN
v.i. 1. To become stiff; to become more rigid or less flexible.
--Like bristles rose my stiffning hair.
2. To become more thick, or less soft; to be inspissated; to approach to hardness; as, melted substances stiffen as they cool.
The tender soil then stiffning by degrees--
3. To become less susceptible of impression; to become less susceptible of impression; to become less tender or yielding; to grow more obstinate.
Some souls, we see, grow hard and stiffen with adversity.
STIFFENING
ppr. Making or becoming less pliable, or more thick, or more obstinate.
STIFFENING
n.Something that is used to make a substance more stiff or less soft.
STIFF-HEARTED
a.[stiff and heart. ] Obstinate; stubborn; contumacious. They are impudent children and stiff-hearted. Ezekiel 2:4.
STIFFLY
adv. 1. Firmly; strongly; as the boughs of a tree stiffly upheld.
2. Rigidly; obstinately; with stubbornness. The doctrine of the infallibility of the church of Rome is stiffly maintained by its adherents.
STIFF-NECKED
a.[stiff and neck. ] Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as a stiff-necked people; stiff-necked pride.
STIFFNESS
n. 1. Rigidness; want of pliableness or flexibility; the firm texture or state of a substance which renders it difficult to bend it; as the stiffness or iron or wood; the stiffness of a frozen limb.
2. Thickness; spissitude; a state between softness and hardness; as the stiffness of sirup, paste, size or starch.
3. Torpidness; inaptitude to motion.
An icy stiffness benumbs my blood.
4. Tension; as the stiffness of a cord.
5. Obstinacy; stubbornness; contumaciousness.
The vices of old age have the stiffness of it too.
Stiffness of mind is not from adherence to truth, but submission to prejudice.
6. Formality of manner; constraint; affected precision.
All this religion sat easily upon him, without stiffness and constraint.
7. Rigorousness; harshness.
But speak no word to her of these sad plights, which her too constant stiffness doth constrain.
8. Affected or constrained manner of expression or writing; want of natural simplicity and ease; as stiffness of style.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STIFF
Stiff, a. [Compar. Stiffer; superl. Stiffest.] Etym: [OE. stif, AS. stif; akin to D. stijf, G. steif, Dan. stiv, Sw. styf, Icel. stifr, Lith. stipti to be stiff; cf. L. stipes a post, trunk of a tree, stipare to press, compress. Cf. Costive, Stifle, Stipulate, Stive to stuff. ]
1. Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints. [They ] rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid aërial sky. Milton.
2. Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.
3. Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze.
4. Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary. It is a shame to stand stiff in a foolish argument. Jer. Taylor. A war ensues: the Cretans own their cause, Stiff to defend their hospitable laws. Dryden.
5. Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style. The French are open, familiar, and talkative; the Italians stiff, ceremonious, and reserved. Addison.
6. Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. [Obs. or Colloq. ] "This is stiff news. " Shak.
7. (Naut. )
Defn: Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank. Totten.
8. Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price. [Slang ] Stiff neck, a condition of the neck such that the head can not be moved without difficulty and pain.
Syn. -- Rigid; inflexible; strong; hardly; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; harsh; formal; constrained; affected; starched; rigorous.
STIFF-BACKED
STIFF-BACKED Stiff "-backed `, a.
Defn: Obstinate. J. H. Newman.
STIFFEN
Stiff "en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stiffened; p. pr. & vb. n. Stiffening. ]Etym: [See Stiff. ]
1. tiono make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch. Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. Shak.
2. To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste.
3. To make torpid; to benumb.
STIFFEN
STIFFEN Stiff "en, v. i.
Defn: To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective. Like bristles rose my stiffening hair. Dryden. The tender soil then stiffening by degrees. Dryden. Some souls we see, Grow hard and stiffen with adversity. Dryden.
STIFFENER
STIFFENER Stiff "en *er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, stiffens anything, as a piece of stiff cloth in a cravat.
STIFFENING
STIFFENING Stiff "en *ing, n.
1. Act or process of making stiff.
2. Something used to make anything stiff. Stiffening order (Com. ), a permission granted by the customs department to take cargo or ballast on board before the old cargo is out, in order to steady the ship.
STIFF-HEARTED
Stiff "-heart `ed, a. Etym: [Stiff + heart. ]
Defn: Obstinate; stubborn; contumacious. Ezek. ii. 4.
STIFFISH
STIFFISH Stiff "ish, a.
Defn: Somewhat stiff.
STIFFLY
STIFFLY Stiff "ly, adv.
Defn: In a stiff manner.
STIFF-NECKED
STIFF-NECKED Stiff "-necked `, a.
Defn: Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff-necked pride; a stiff-necked people. Ex. xxxii. 9.
STIFF-NECKEDNESS
STIFF-NECKEDNESS Stiff "-neck `ed *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being stiff-necked; stubbornness.
STIFFNESS
STIFFNESS Stiff "ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character. The vices of old age have the stiffness of it too. South.
STIFFTAIL
STIFFTAIL Stiff "tail `, n.
Defn: The ruddy duck. [Local, U.S.]
STIFF-TAILED
STIFF-TAILED Stiff "-tailed `, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having the quill feathers of the tail somewhat rigid.
New American Oxford Dictionary
stiff
stiff |stif stɪf | ▶adjective 1 not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid: a stiff black collar | stiff cardboard. • (of a semiliquid substance ) viscous; thick: add wheat until the mixture is quite stiff. • not moving as freely as is usual or desirable; difficult to turn or operate: a stiff drawer | the faucet in the shower is a little stiff. • (of a person or part of the body ) unable to move easily and without pain: he was stiff from sitting on the desk | a stiff back. • (of a person or their manner ) not relaxed or friendly; constrained: she greeted him with stiff politeness. 2 severe or strong: they face stiff fines and a possible jail sentence | a stiff increase in taxes. • (of a wind ) blowing strongly: a stiff breeze stirring the lake. • requiring strength or effort; difficult: a long stiff climb up the bare hillside. • (of an alcoholic drink ) strong: a stiff measure of brandy. 3 [ predic. ] (stiff with ) informal full of: the place is stiff with alarm systems. 4 (—— stiff ) informal having a specified unpleasant feeling to an extreme extent: she was scared stiff | I was bored stiff with my project. 5 Bridge a card that is the only one of its suit in a hand: two red aces and a stiff club. ▶noun informal 1 a dead body. 2 a boring, conventional person: ordinary working stiffs in respectable offices. • informal a fellow; an ordinary person: the lucky stiff! ▶verb [ with obj. ] informal 1 cheat (someone ) out of something, esp. money: several workers were stiffed out of their pay. • fail to leave (someone ) a tip. 2 ignore deliberately; snub. • fail to appear for a promised engagement or appointment: he stiffed us and didn't show up. 3 kill: I want to get those pigs who stiffed your doctor. • [ no obj. ] be unsuccessful: as soon as he began singing about the wife and kids, his albums stiffed. PHRASES stiff as a board informal (of a person or part of the body ) extremely stiff. a stiff upper lip a quality of uncomplaining stoicism: senior managers had to keep a stiff upper lip and remain optimistic. DERIVATIVES stiff ish adjective, stiff ly adverb, stiff ness noun ORIGIN Old English stīf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stijf.
stiff-arm
stiff-arm |ˈstɪf ˌɑrm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] tackle or fend off (a person ) by extending an arm rigidly.
stiffen
stiff en |ˈstifən ˈstɪfən | ▶verb make or become stiff or rigid: [ with obj. ] : he stiffened his knees in an effort to prevent them from trembling | [ no obj. ] : my back stiffens up and I can't bend. • [ with obj. ] support or strengthen (a garment or fabric ), typically by adding tape or an adhesive layer. • make or become stronger or more steadfast: [ with obj. ] : outrage over the murders stiffened the government's resolve to confront the Mafia | [ no obj. ] : the regime's resistance stiffened. DERIVATIVES stiff en er |ˈstif (ə )nər |noun
stiffening
stiff en ing |ˈstif (ə )niNG ˈstɪfənɪŋ | ▶noun material used to stiffen a garment, fabric, or other object.
stiff-necked
stiff-necked |ˈstɪf ˈˌnɛkt | ▶adjective (of a person or their behavior ) haughty and stubborn.
stifftail
stiff tail |ˈstifˌtāl ˈstɪfteɪl |(also stiff-tailed duck ) ▶noun a diving duck with a stiff tail of pointed feathers, often held up at an angle. [Family Anatidae: four genera, in particular Oxyura, and several species, e.g., the ruddy duck. ]
stiffy
stif fy |ˈstifē ˈstɪfi |(also stiffie ) ▶noun ( pl. stiffies ) chiefly Brit. vulgar slang an erection of a man's penis.
Oxford Dictionary
stiff
stiff |stɪf | ▶adjective 1 not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid: a stiff black collar | stiff cardboard. • (of a semi-liquid substance ) viscous; thick: add wheat until the mixture is quite stiff. • not moving as freely as is usual or desirable; difficult to turn or operate: a stiff drawer | the shower tap is a little stiff. • (of a person or part of the body ) unable to move easily and without pain: he was stiff from sitting on the desk | a stiff back. • (of a person or their manner ) not relaxed or friendly; constrained: she greeted him with stiff politeness. 2 severe or strong: they face stiff fines and a possible jail sentence | a stiff increase in taxes. • (of a wind ) blowing strongly: a stiff breeze stirring the lake. • requiring strength or effort; difficult: a long stiff climb up the bare hillside. • (of an alcoholic drink ) strong: a stiff measure of brandy. 3 (stiff with ) informal full of: the place is stiff with alarm systems. 4 (—— stiff ) informal having a specified unpleasant feeling to an extreme extent: she was scared stiff | I was bored stiff with my project. ▶noun informal 1 a dead body. 2 chiefly N. Amer. a boring, conventional person: ordinary working stiffs in respectable offices. 3 (the stiffs ) Brit. a sports club's reserve team. ▶verb [ with obj. ] informal 1 N. Amer. cheat (someone ) out of something, especially money. • fail to leave (someone ) a tip. 2 N. Amer. ignore (someone ) deliberately; snub. 3 kill (someone ): the girl was found stiffed in an air-conditioning duct. • [ no obj. ] (of a commercial venture or product ) be unsuccessful: as soon as he began singing about the wife and kids, his albums stiffed. PHRASES stiff as a board informal (of a person or part of the body ) extremely stiff. a stiff upper lip a quality of uncomplaining stoicism: senior managers had to keep a stiff upper lip and remain optimistic. DERIVATIVES stiffish adjective, stiffly adverb, stiffness noun ORIGIN Old English stīf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stijf.
stiff-arm
stiff-arm ▶verb [ with obj. ] tackle or fend off (a person ) by extending an arm rigidly (illegal in rugby ).
stiffen
stiff ¦en |ˈstɪf (ə )n | ▶verb make or become stiff or rigid: [ with obj. ] : he stiffened his knees in an effort to prevent them trembling | [ no obj. ] : my back stiffens up and I can't bend. • [ with obj. ] support or strengthen (a garment or fabric ), typically by adding tape or an adhesive layer. • make or become stronger or more steadfast: [ with obj. ] : outrage over the murders stiffened the government's resolve to confront the Mafia | [ no obj. ] : the regime's resistance stiffened. DERIVATIVES stiffener noun
stiffening
stiff ¦en |ing |ˈstɪfnɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] material used to stiffen a garment, fabric, or other object.
stiff-necked
stiff-necked ▶adjective haughty and stubborn: stiff-necked pride.
stifftail
stifftail (also stiff-tailed duck ) ▶noun a diving duck with a stiff tail of pointed feathers, often held up at an angle. ●Family Anatidae: four genera, in particular Oxyura, and several species, e.g. the ruddy duck.
stiffy
stiffy |ˈstɪfi |(also stiffie ) ▶noun ( pl. stiffies ) vulgar slang an erection of a man's penis.
American Oxford Thesaurus
stiff
stiff adjective 1 stiff cardboard: rigid, hard, firm, inelastic, inflexible. ANTONYMS flexible, plastic, limp. 2 a stiff paste: semisolid, viscous, viscid, thick, stiffened, firm. ANTONYMS runny. 3 I'm stiff all over: aching, achy, painful; arthritic, rheumatic; informal creaky, rusty. ANTONYMS supple, limber. 4 a rather stiff manner: formal, reserved, unfriendly, chilly, cold, frigid, icy, austere, wooden, forced, strained, stilted; informal starchy, uptight, standoffish. ANTONYMS relaxed, informal. 5 a stiff fine: harsh, severe, heavy, crippling, punishing, stringent, drastic, draconian. ANTONYMS lenient, mild. 6 stiff resistance: vigorous, determined, full of determination, strong, spirited, resolute, tenacious, steely, four-square, unflagging, unyielding, dogged, stubborn, obdurate, rock-ribbed. ANTONYMS halfhearted. 7 a stiff climb: difficult, hard, arduous, tough, strenuous, laborious, uphill, exacting, tiring, demanding, formidable, challenging, punishing, grueling; informal killing, hellish. ANTONYMS easy. 8 a stiff breeze: strong, fresh, brisk. ANTONYMS gentle. 9 a stiff drink: strong, potent, alcoholic. ANTONYMS weak.
stiffen
stiffen verb 1 stir until the mixture stiffens: become stiff, thicken; set, become solid, solidify, harden, jell, congeal, coagulate, clot. ANTONYMS soften, liquefy. 2 she stiffened her muscles | without exercise, joints will stiffen: make /become stiff, tense (up ), tighten, tauten. ANTONYMS relax. 3 intimidation stiffened their resolve: strengthen, harden, toughen, fortify, reinforce, give a boost to. ANTONYMS weaken.
Oxford Thesaurus
stiff
stiff adjective 1 a sheet of stiff black cardboard: rigid, hard, firm, hardened, inelastic, non-flexible, inflexible, ungiving; rare impliable, unmalleable. ANTONYMS flexible, plastic; limp. 2 mix to a stiff paste: semi-solid, viscous, viscid, thick, stiffened; firm, compact, dense; rare viscoid. ANTONYMS runny. 3 her muscles were stiff | his stiff legs: aching, achy, painful; arthritic, rheumatic; taut, tight; informal creaky, rheumaticky, rusty; archaic stark. ANTONYMS supple, limber. 4 she greeted him with stiff politeness: formal, reserved, unfriendly, chilly, cold, frigid, icy, austere, unrelaxed, brittle, stand-offish, wooden, forced, constrained, strained, stilted; prim, punctilious, stuffy; informal starchy, uptight. ANTONYMS relaxed, informal. 5 they face stiff fines and a possible jail sentence: harsh, severe, hard, punitive, punishing, stringent, swingeing, crippling, rigorous, drastic, strong, heavy, draconian. ANTONYMS lenient, mild. 6 the army had put up a stiff resistance: vigorous, determined, full of determination, strong, spirited, resolute, tenacious, steely, four-square, unflagging, unyielding, dogged, stubborn, obdurate; N. Amer. rock-ribbed. ANTONYMS half-hearted. 7 a long, stiff climb up the bare hillside: difficult, hard, arduous, tough, strenuous, laborious, uphill, exacting, demanding, formidable, challenging, punishing, back-breaking, gruelling, Herculean; tiring, fatiguing, exhausting; informal killing, hellish; Brit. informal knackering; archaic toilsome. ANTONYMS easy. 8 a stiff breeze: strong, vigorous, powerful, brisk, fresh, gusty; howling. ANTONYMS gentle. 9 you need a stiff drink: strong, potent, alcoholic, spirituous, intoxicant. ANTONYMS weak.
stiffen
stiffen verb 1 stir until the mixture stiffens: become stiff, thicken; set, become solid, solidify, harden, gel, congeal, coagulate, clot. 2 she stiffened her muscles | without exercise, joints will stiffen: make /become stiff /rigid, tense (up ), tighten, tauten; rigidify; technical ankylose. ANTONYMS relax. 3 attempts to intimidate them have only stiffened their resolve: strengthen, harden, toughen, fortify, give strength to, reinforce, brace, steel, give a boost to. ANTONYMS weaken.
stiff-necked
stiff-necked adjective he was stiff-necked and argumentative. See stubborn (sense 1 ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
stiff
stiff /stɪf /〖原義は 3 〗(動 )stiffen 形容詞 ～er ; ～est 1 〈体 (の部位 )筋肉などが 〉硬直した , 凝った ; (痛くて )動かない ▸ have a stiff back 背中が凝っている [痛い ]2 〈ドア 引き出しなどが 〉かたい , かたくて [きつくて ]動かない ▸ The door is too stiff to open .ドアがかたくて開かない 3 〈紙 材質などが 〉かたい , 折り曲げにくい ; ピンと張った ▸ stiff book covers かたい本の表紙 ▸ stiff trousers (アイロンをかけて )ピンと張ったズボン ▸ (as ) stiff as a board ｟話 ｠(板のように )とてもかたい 4 〈生地などが 〉固まった , 固めの , 濃い ▸ Beat [Whisk ] the egg whites until stiff .｟レシピ ｠卵白が固まるまでかき混ぜます [泡立てます ]5 〈人 態度が 〉 (不快なほどに )形式的な , かた苦しい ▸ make a stiff bow よそよそしくお辞儀をする 6 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗とても厳しい 〈処罰 競争など 〉, 容赦しない ; 困難な , 骨の折れる ▸ a stiff sentence [penalty ]厳しい判決 [刑罰 ]7 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗激しい , 猛烈な 〈風など 〉.8 〖名詞 の前で 〗アルコール度数が高い 〈酒 〉, 強い 〈薬 〉▸ a stiff whiskey 強いウイスキー 9 ｟くだけて ｠〈相場 価格が 〉強気の , 高い ▸ a stiff price 法外な高値 10 断固とした , 譲らない .11 酔った (drunk ).副詞 1 ｟くだけて ｠ひどく , 非常に (extremely )▸ be bored [scared ] stiff ひどく退屈する [おびえる ]2 (寒さなどで )かちかちに 〈凍る 〉▸ be frozen stiff 〈洗濯物などが 〉かちかちに凍っている ; 〈人などが 〉凍るほど寒くて 名詞 複 ～s C ｟俗 ｠1 死体 .2 ｟米 ｠労働者 (working stiff ).3 かた苦しい人 , 融通のきかない人 .4 ｟米 ｠チップを払わない人 .5 ｟米 ｠酔っぱらった人 .6 ｟米 ｠浮浪者 .7 (…な )人, やつ .動詞 他動詞 ｟米 くだけて ｠〈人 〉にチップ [お金 ]を支払わない .st í ff ly 副詞 かたく (なって ), かた苦しく ; 厳しく, よそよそしく ; こわばって ; 固く (なるまで )〈ゆでるなど 〉.st í ff ness 名詞 U かたさ ; 体の凝り ; かた苦しさ ; 厳しさ .
stiff-arm
st í ff- à rm 動詞 名詞 〘アメフト ラグビー 〙＝straight-arm .
stiffen
stiff en /stɪ́f (ə )n /〖stiff (かたく )en (する )〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人 筋肉 関節など 〉をこわばらせる , かたくする , 硬直させる (up ).2 〈態度など 〉を強める , 硬くする ; 〈処罰など 〉を強化する ▸ stiffen one's resolve 決意を固める 3 〖be ～ed 〗〈布など 〉が (のりなどで )固められている ▸ The shirt collar is stiffened with starch .そのワイシャツのえりはのりでぱりっとしている 自動詞 1 〈態度などが 〉 «…に対して » 強まる , 硬くなる «at » .2 〈人 体 (の一部 )が 〉 «…で /…に対して » 硬直する , こわばる «with, in /at » ▸ stiffen with fear 恐怖で体をこわばらせる 3 〈筋肉 関節などが 〉凝る , 硬直する (up ).～er 名詞 C かたくするもの ; (えり 表紙などの )芯 （しん ）.
stiffening
st í ff en ing 名詞 U (stiffenerの )芯 （しん ）材 .
stiff-necked
st ì ff-n é cked /-t /形容詞 頑固な, 強情な .
stiffy
stiff y /stɪ́fi /名詞 複 -ies C ｟英卑 ｠勃 （ぼっ ）起 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary