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Definition of Stiffens

Stiffen
Stiffen Stiff"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stiffened; p. pr. & vb. n. Stiffening.] [See Stiff.] 1. To 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. 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.

Meaning of Stiffens from wikipedia

- this polymer that is used to stiffen clothing. Starch was widely used in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries to stiffen the wide collars and ruffs of...
- east to west... However, as the flower bud matures and blossoms, the stem stiffens and the flower becomes fixed facing the eastward direction. c. Polikarpov...
- Non-keratinized cells allow water to "stay" atop the structure. The protein keratin stiffens epidermal tissue to form fingernails. Nails grow from a thin area called...
- its stiffness, which depends on tension and length. Tightening a string stiffens it by increasing both the outward forces along its length and the net forces...
- similar bill in the United States House of Representatives. The new law stiffens the penalties for each violation of the Act. The Federal Communications...
- specialized structures to stiffen them. These I-beams are formed from bundle sheath extensions of sclerenchyma meeting stiffened sub-epidermal layers. This...
- church between the 24% who complied, and the majority who refused. This stiffened po****r resistance against state interference, especially in traditionally...
- loss of consciousness which may lead to the person collapsing. The body stiffens for about a minute and then jerks uncontrollably for the next minute. During...
- death The rigidity of corpses when chemical reactions cause the limbs to stiffen about 3–4 hours after death. Other signs of death include drop in body...
- stapedius and tensor tympani muscles of the ossicles contract. The stapedius stiffens the ossicular chain by pulling the stapes (stirrup) of the middle ear away...