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| biscuit |
the British word for a small, sweet cake that is thin and crisp, baked from stiff dough. "Biscuit" often has the same meaning as "cookie." [1/3 definitions] |
| board |
a flat piece of wood, cardboard, or other stiff material, used for a specific purpose. [1/8 definitions] |
| bolt upright |
in a stiff, highly alert position. |
| box1 |
a container made of stiff material that usually has four rectangular sides, a bottom, and a lid. [1/5 definitions] |
| bristle |
a short, stiff hair on an animal. [2/4 definitions] |
| brush1 |
a tool made of stiff hairs or bristles that have been fastened to a handle. A brush is used for grooming, painting, or scrubbing. [1/6 definitions] |
| buck2 |
of an animal, to leap off the ground and come down with stiff front legs. [1/3 definitions] |
| cardboard |
a stiff material made of layers of paper and used to make things like boxes and signs. |
| cartilage |
a tough, white tissue that forms part of the skeleton of humans and other animals. Cartilage is not as stiff as bone. Cartilage is found in the ear, nose, and joints. |
| cast |
a thick, stiff covering for an injured limb or joint, especially one in which the bone is broken. A cast is made of cloth and some kind of liquid material that can become very hard and solid. [1/12 definitions] |
| clay |
moist, stiff earth that is used for making brick, pottery, and tile. |
| cookie |
a small, sweet, flat or ball-shaped cake baked from stiff dough. |
| formal |
proper or socially correct, sometimes to the point of being cold; stiff. [1/5 definitions] |
| goldenrod |
a plant with small, yellow flowers on top of tall, stiff stems. It blooms in late summer or early fall. |
| inflexible |
not able to be bent, or not easy to bend; stiff. [1/3 definitions] |
| jigsaw puzzle |
A jigsaw puzzle is a puzzle that is made of stiff cardboard or wood that has a picture on the surface and has been cut into pieces of different shapes. To solve the puzzle, the cut pieces must be put together to form the picture again. Some jigsaw puzzles have only a few pieces, and some can have a thousand or more. |
| limp2 |
not stiff or firm. |
| paintbrush |
A paintbrush is something we use to put paint on paper, wood, walls, or other things. A paint brush has stiff fibers that are like thick hairs. The fibers are attached to a handle. They hold the paint and help you spread the paint the way you want. |
| pin |
a small, stiff wire with a sharp point and usually a flat head. Pins are used to fasten or attach cloth, paper, or other materials. [1/6 definitions] |
| quill |
a large, stiff feather. [1/3 definitions] |
| relax |
to make looser or less stiff. [1/4 definitions] |
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