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| Axminster carpet |
a type of carpet that has a stiff, ribbed jute backing and a long soft pile of cut wool. |
| bent2 |
a stiff stalk of such grass. [1/2 definitions] |
| biretta |
in the Roman Catholic and some Anglican churches, a stiff, square cap with three or four raised ridges, worn by clergymen and varying in color according to their rank. |
| biscuit |
(chiefly British) a small, thin, crisp, sweet cake baked from stiff dough. [1/4 definitions] |
| box1 |
a container made of cardboard, wood, or other stiff material, usu. rectangular and having a lid for the top. [1/9 definitions] |
| bristle |
a short, stiff hair, esp. on an animal. [2/6 definitions] |
| bromeliad |
any of several plants of the pineapple family, usu. having stiff leaves and spikes of bright flowers, and sometimes growing non-parasitically on other plants. |
| broomcorn |
a cultivated grass variety with stiff-branched flower stalks used in making brooms and brushes. |
| brush1 |
a device made of stiff hairs, such as nylon or animal hair, fastened into a handle, for grooming, painting, scrubbing, and the like. [1/8 definitions] |
| buck2 |
of a horse or similar animal, to leap off the ground and come down with stiff forelegs. [2/7 definitions] |
| buckram |
a stiff cotton fabric used esp. in the binding of books and in the lining of some clothes. [1/2 definitions] |
| clerical collar |
a stiff narrow white collar, fastened at the back of the neck, worn by certain members of the clergy. |
| constrained |
artificially stiff; awkward. [1/2 definitions] |
| cookie |
a small, sweet, flat or ball-shaped cake baked from stiff dough. [1/4 definitions] |
| corset |
a stiff, close-fitting undergarment worn to shape or support the middle part of the body. [1/2 definitions] |
| crinoline |
a stiff petticoat worn under a full skirt to make it stand out. [2/3 definitions] |
| emery board |
a small stiff strip of cardboard that has been coated with powdered emery, used as a nail file. |
| flying fish |
any of several related marine fishes with stiff, enlarged pectoral or pelvic fins that enable them to glide in the air after leaping from the water. |
| frenulum |
one of a group of stiff projections on the hind wing of some moths that join with a structure on the front wing to fasten the wings together in flight. |
| goldenrod |
any of various plants that bloom in late summer or early fall with fronds of small, usu. yellow flowers atop tall stiff stems. |
| goose step |
a marching step in which the legs are swung high and the knees kept stiff and straight. |
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