stiff upper lip | selfestraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief), the British like to keep a stiff upper lip |
cadaver corpse stiff clay remains | the dead body of a human being, the cadaver was intended for dissection, the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse, the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river, honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay |
stiff | an ordinary man, a lucky stiff, a working stiff |
stiff aster Aster linarifolius | wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers |
agueweed ague weed five-flowered gentian stiff gentian Gentianella quinquefolia Gentiana quinquefolia | gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers |
grow develop produce get acquire | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes), He grew a beard, The patient developed abdominal pains, I got funny spots all over my body, Well-developed breasts |
turn grow | pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute, become, The weather turned nasty, She grew angry |
grow | become larger, greater, or bigger, expand or gain, The problem grew too large for me, Her business grew fast |
grow | increase in size by natural process, Corn doesn't grow here, In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees, her hair doesn't grow much anymore |
overgrow grow over | grow beyond or across, The ivy overgrew the patio |
grow | cause to grow or develop, He grows vegetables in his backyard |
mature maturate grow | develop and reach maturity, undergo maturation, He matured fast, The child grew fast |
grow e | become attached by or as if by the process of growth, The tree trunks had grown together |
develop make grow | cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development, The perfect climate here develops the grain, He developed a new kind of apple |
develop a grow | grow emotionally or mature, The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten, When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior |
grow raise farm produce | cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques, The Bordeaux region produces great red wines, They produce good ham in Parma, We grow wheat here, We raise hogs here |
grow up | become an adult |
originate arise rise develop uprise spring up grow | come into existence, take on form or shape, A new religious movement originated in that country, a love that sprang up from friendship, the idea for the book grew out of a short story, An interesting phenomenon uprose |
stiff-backed | having a stiff back, the guards stood stiff-backed and unsmiling |
stiff-haired | having stiff hair |
stiff-tailed | having a stiff tail |
stiff-branched | having stiff branches |
s besotted blind drunk blotto crocked cockeyed fuddled loaded pie-eyed pissed pixilated plastered slopped sloshed smashed soaked soused sozzled squiffy stiff tight wet | very drunk |
rigid stiff | incapable of or resistant to bending, a rigid strip of metal, a table made of rigid plastic, a palace guardsman stiff as a poker, stiff hair, a stiff neck |
starchy stiff buckram | rigidly formal, a starchy manner, the letter was stiff and formal, his prose has a buckram quality |
stiff | not moving or operating freely, a stiff hinge |
potent strong stiff | having a strong physiological or chemical effect, a potent toxin, potent liquor, a potent cup of tea, a stiff drink |
firm steadfast steady stiff unbendable unfaltering unshakable unwavering | marked by firm determination or resolution, not shakable, firm convictions, a firm mouth, steadfast resolve, a man of unbendable perseverence, unwavering loyalty |
stiff | powerful, a stiff current, a stiff breeze |
stiff-necked | haughtily stubborn, a stiff-necked old Boston brahmin |
stiffly stiff | in a stiff manner, his hands lay stiffly |
stiff | extremely, bored stiff, frightened stiff |