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Showing words for STIFFEN using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Stiffen

infefts, stiffen

6 Letter Words for Stiffen

feints, festin, fients, finest, infeft, infest

5 Letter Words for Stiffen

entsi, feint, feist, fenis, fents, fetis, fiefs, fient, fiest, fifes, fines, inset, neifs, neist, niefs, nifes, niffs, senit, senti, sient, sniff, snift, snite, stein, stife, stiff, stine, teffs, tiens, tiffs, tines, tsine

4 Letter Words for Stiffen

effs, efts, feif, feis, feni, fens, fent, fest, fets, fief, fies, fife, fine, fins, fise, fist, fits, inst, isnt, nefs, neif, nest, neti, nets, nief, nies, nife, niff, nist, nits, seif, seit, sent, sien, sife, sift, sine, site, snit, sten, stie, teff, tefs, tens, tien, ties, tiff, tine, tins

3 Letter Words for Stiffen

eff, efs, eft, ens, est, fei, fen, fes, fet, fie, fin, fit, ife, iff, ifs, inf, ins, int, ise, isn, ist, its, nef, nei, net, nie, nis, nit, sei, sen, set, sie, sif, sin, sit, tef, ten, tes, tie, tin, tis, tsi

Definitions for Stiffen

[1] to make stiff.
[2] to become stiff.
[3] to become suddenly tense, rigid, or taut, as in bracing oneself for or drawing back from shock, fear, or displeasure: He stiffened, expecting to hear the worst.
[4] to make or become stiff or stiffer
[5] (intr) to become suddenly tense or unyielding

Words related to Stiffen

strengthen, reinforce, solidify, stabilize, thicken, set, freeze, clot, prop, petrify, jell, inspissate, fix, condense, ossify, tauten, congeal, precipitate, inflate, anneal

Words nearby Stiffen

stiff as a board, stiff upper lip, stiff-arm, stiff-man syndrome, stiff-necked, stiffen, stiffener, stiffy, stifle, stifling, stigma

Origin of Stiffen

First recorded in 1490–1500; stiff + -en1

Other words from Stiffen

o·ver·stiff·en , verb
un·stiff·ened , adjective

Synonyms for Stiffen

reinforce, solidify, stabilize, strengthen, anneal, benumb, brace, cake, candy, cement, chill, clot, coagulate, condense, congeal, crystallize, curdle, firm, fix, freeze, gel, harden, inflate, inspissate, jell, jelly, ossify, petrify, precipitate, prop, set, starch, steady, tauten, tense, thicken