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STIFFENER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stiffener mean?
• STIFFENER (noun)
The noun STIFFENER has 1 sense:
1. material used for stiffening something
Familiarity information: STIFFENER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Material used for stiffening something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("stiffener" is a kind of...):
filler (used for filling cracks or holes in a surface)
Derivation:
stiffen (make stiff or stiffer)
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