| stiff | (noun) the dead body of a human being | Synonyms: cadaver, clay, corpse, remains |
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| (noun) an ordinary man | - |
| stiffener | (noun) a member attached to a beam web to prevent loss of strength due to web buckling. | - |
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| (noun) material used for stiffening something | - |
| stiffening | (noun) the act of becoming stiff | - |
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| (noun) the process of becoming stiff or rigid | Synonyms: rigidification, rigidifying |
| stiffness | (noun) the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend | - |
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| (noun) the property of moving with pain or difficulty | - |
| (noun) the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) | Synonyms: awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness |
| (noun) excessive sternness | Synonyms: hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity |
| (noun) firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action | - |
| stifle | (noun) joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee | Synonyms: knee |
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| stifler | (noun) a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses | Synonyms: smotherer |
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| stifling | (noun) forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority | Synonyms: crushing, quelling, suppression |
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