The pupils will see that the framework of a mixture must increase in size in order to make the mixture light, but it must be made very clear that, while heat stiffens any framework, it will not distend it.
Abate, cross your breast and count your beads And exorcise the devil, for here he stands And stiffens in the bristly nape of neck, Daring you drive him hence!
Great Britain Stiffens Economic coercion through non-importation, non-exportation, and non-consumption was the main weapon of the colonials.
He stiffens up for a second; but then his shoulders sag.
There he knelt, scourged by the wrath of God, humbled to the very earth, like a withered branch whichstiffens into dry lifelessness without complaint.
He reminded one of a snake which, when captured, stiffens itself out and pretends to be dead, and will let itself be broken in pieces before it will move.
If it weren't for him, we'd have an easier fight; he stiffens up the others.
He owns this town, he's run it to suit himself, He stiffens up the owners and holds the other mills in line.
The indigo paste diffused through the liquid, is now ready to be incorporated with the soap in the pan, before it stiffensby cooling.
Nothing hardens hearts, stiffens wills, and sears consciences so much as to be brought to the point of melting, and then to cool down into the old shape.
Like some perverse ox in the yoke, he stiffenshis neck, and stands the very picture of brute obduracy.
In nine cases out of ten the one who refuses to sacrifice in order to save his partner from checkmate brings speedy defeat on each.
Exception must be taken to the name, ‘Four-handed Chess,’ given by some players to this game.
If the Double-chess player will remember that it is absolutely essential to watch his partner and second his moves, this state of things will speedily disappear.
Prosperity may soften him, but adversity only stiffens the impression of the mould.
From his Scythian ancestors is derived the same stubborn fibre that stiffens the Punjabi cultivator, whatever changes he may have suffered by influence of caste or creed, whether he be Hindu, Muhammadan, or Sikh.
But, again, the influence of Hindenburg is wider than the east--and the west; it permeates the business world and stiffens the economic backbone of the nation.
Another reason is that it thereby stiffens the cutter and prevents "chattering.
Putnam Tool Company's lathe; a middle rib running the entire length, which greatly stiffens it.
This packing steadies and stiffens the saw, and also affords a means of adjusting its tension, while the saw is running.
The condensation of the metal has impaired the natural grain or fibre of the metal, andstiffens it so that if the saw be bent these stiffened hammer marks will cause it to remain set instead of springing back straight, as it should do.
And as Hartley stiffensup and glares across the table at an imaginary line of doughboys I could guess that he succeeded.
That brings the pink to his ears and he stiffens indignant.
A too heavy action stiffens and overtires the fingers, while too light an action tends to impair your control.
Sidenote: Horseback Riding Stiffens the Fingers] My teacher objects to my riding horseback; not altogether, but he says I overdo it and it stiffens my fingers.
A second, and all his body stiffens and then relaxes and the man is no more than an inert thing, dead flesh which to-morrow the sun will commence to decompose.
Set off the fire and add the bon-bon cream and beat until the bon-bon cream is all melted, and the batchstiffens a little.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "stiffens" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
