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| academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
| bar1 |
a length of rigid, solid material, often cylindrical in shape, generally used as a barrier or support. [1/13 definitions] |
| brush1 |
one of a pair of devices for playing the drums, consisting of a rod with many rigid steel wires attached to the end in a fan shape. [1/8 definitions] |
| cantilever |
a rigid structural member, as of a bridge, fastened at or near one of its ends to a vertical support and projecting horizontally, usu. a great length, from it. [1/4 definitions] |
| cardboard |
a rigid material made of layers of paper and used in packaging, signs, and the like. |
| cast |
a thick, rigid covering for an injured limb or joint, usu. made of plaster and gauze. [1/18 definitions] |
| cast-iron |
strong, rigid, or impervious. [1/2 definitions] |
| catalepsy |
a condition, often associated with epilepsy and schizophrenia, in which the body becomes numb and the limbs rigid, and the victim loses consciousness or fails to respond to external stimuli. |
| cell wall |
the rigid outermost layer of a plant cell, which is made of cellulose. |
| erection |
the rigid and distended state of an erectile body organ, esp. the penis. [1/3 definitions] |
| fiberboard |
a building material made by bonding and compressing fibers, usu. of wood, into rigid sheets. |
| fix |
to become firm, rigid, or stable. [1/13 definitions] |
| fossilize |
to make hardened, rigid, or outmoded as though turned to stone, esp. a person's ideas or attitudes. [1/3 definitions] |
| freeze |
to lose mobility or flexibility; become rigid. [3/17 definitions] |
| hard disk |
a rigid, magnetized disk built into a computer that is capable of storing a large amount of data. |
| hardheaded |
not easily swayed or convinced; stubbornly rigid. [1/2 definitions] |
| hard-shell |
unyielding; rigid. [1/3 definitions] |
| hull2 |
the rigid frame and outer shell of a ship. [1/2 definitions] |
| inflexible |
not capable of being bent, or not easy to bend; rigid. [1/3 definitions] |
| iron |
unyielding; inflexible; rigid. [1/16 definitions] |
| ironbound |
as though bound with iron; stern or rigid. [1/2 definitions] |
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