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stiffen

English

Etymology

From Middle English stifnen, equivalent to stiff +? -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?st?f?n/
  • Rhymes: -?f?n

Verb

stiffen (third-person singular simple present stiffens, present participle stiffening, simple past and past participle stiffened)

  1. (transitive) To make stiff.
  2. (intransitive) To become stiff.

Synonyms

  • starken

Derived terms

  • stiffen up

Related terms

  • stiff

Translations

Anagrams

  • infefts

stiffen From the web:

  • what stiffens the plasma membrane
  • what stiffens the walls of the arteries
  • what stiffens frosting
  • what stiffens fabric
  • what stiffens poop
  • what stiffens whipped cream
  • what stiffness arteries
  • what stiffens arteries

solidify

English

Etymology

From French solidifier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s??l?d??fa?/

Verb

solidify (third-person singular simple present solidifies, present participle solidifying, simple past and past participle solidified)

  1. (transitive) To make solid; convert into a solid body.
  2. (transitive) To concentrate; consolidate.
  3. (intransitive) To become solid; to freeze, set.

Derived terms

  • solidifiable
  • solidification
  • solidifier

Translations

References

  • solidify in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

solidify From the web:

  • what solidifies around the chick’s legs
  • what solidifies poop
  • what solidifies as jelly
  • what solidifies when heated
  • what solidifies dog poop
  • what solidifies a relationship
  • what solidifies liesel and rudy's friendship
  • what solidifies at room temperature
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