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Stiff Records — is a record label created in London in 1976 by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman (aka Jake Riviera), and active until 1985.Established at the outset of the punk rock boom, Stiff Records signed pub rock acts and marketed them as Punk… … Wikipedia
stiff — [stif] adj. [ME stif < OE, akin to Ger steif < IE * stip , a pole, stick together (var. of base * steib(h) , rod) > L stipes, stem, stake, log, stipare, to crowd, cram] 1. hard to bend or stretch; rigid; firm; not flexible or pliant 2.… … English World dictionary
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves — is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on March 22 1963 by Simon Schuster, Inc., New York, and in the United Kingdom on August 16 1963 by Herbert Jenkins, London. It features Wodehouse s famous characters, valet… … Wikipedia
stiff — [[t]stɪ̱f[/t]] stiffer, stiffest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is stiff is firm or does not bend easily. The furniture was stiff, uncomfortable, too delicate, and too neat... His gaberdine trousers were brand new and stiff... Her fingers were… … English dictionary
stiff — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English stif, from Old English stīf; akin to Middle Dutch stijf stiff, Latin stipare to press together, Greek steibein to tread on Date: before 12th century 1. a. not easily bent ; rigid < a stiff collar > b … New Collegiate Dictionary
Stiff equation — In mathematics, a stiff equation is a differential equation for which certain numerical methods for solving the equation are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small. It has proven difficult to formulate a precise … Wikipedia
Stiff Little Fingers — Infobox musical artist Name = Stiff Little Fingers |220px Img capt = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = Belfast, Northern Ireland Genre = Punk rock Years active = 1977 1982 1987–present Label = Rough Trade Records Chrysalis Records… … Wikipedia
stiff — adj. 1 difficult to bend/move VERBS ▪ be, feel, lie, look, sit, stand ▪ She lay stiff and still beside him. ▪ become … Collocations dictionary
stiff — /stɪf / (say stif) adjective 1. rigid or firm in substance; not flexible, pliant, or easily bent: a stiff collar. 2. not moving or working easily: a stiff hinge. 3. (of the body or part of the body) unable to move without difficulty or causing… …
stiff — adjective 1) stiff cardboard Syn: rigid, hard, firm, inelastic, inflexible Ant: flexible, plastic, limp 2) a stiff paste Syn: semisolid … Thesaurus of popular words
