natural vs stiff

natural

noun
  • A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental. 

  • A breast which has not been modified. 

  • Someone who has not used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs. 

  • One's life. 

  • One with an innate talent at or for something. 

  • A roll of two dice with a score of 7 or 11 on the comeout roll. 

  • The symbol ♮ used to indicate such a natural note. 

  • An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; originally that of natural fabric. 

  • A hairstyle for people with Afro-textured hair in which the hair is not straightened or otherwise treated. 

adj
  • Existing in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned. 

  • Pertaining to death brought about by disease or old age, rather than by violence, accident etc. 

  • Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature. 

  • Closed under submodules, direct sums, and injective hulls. 

  • Related genetically but not legally to one's father; born out of wedlock, illegitimate. 

  • Having a given status (especially of authority) by virtue of birth. 

  • Pertaining to a dice roll before bonuses or penalties have been applied to the result. 

  • Containing no artificial or man-made additives; especially (of food) containing no colourings, flavourings or preservatives. 

  • Neither sharp nor flat. Denoted ♮. 

  • Pertaining to a decoration that preserves or enhances the appearance of the original material; not stained or artificially coloured. 

  • Having an innate ability to fill a given role or profession, or display a specified character. 

  • Related by birth; genetically related. 

  • Designating a standard trigonometric function of an angle, as opposed to the logarithmic function. 

  • Pertaining to a fabric still in its undyed state, or to the colour of undyed fabric. 

  • Bidding in an intuitive way that reflects one's actual hand. 

  • Not having used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs. 

  • As expected; reasonable, normal; naturally arising from the given circumstances. 

  • Formed by nature; not manufactured or created by artificial processes. 

adv
  • Naturally; in a natural manner. 

stiff

noun
  • A note or letter surreptitiously sent by an inmate. 

  • Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card. 

  • A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill. 

  • A customer who does not leave a tip. 

  • A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle. 

  • A cadaver; a dead person. 

  • Negotiable instruments, possibly forged. 

  • A flop; a commercial failure. 

  • An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education. 

adv
  • Of the wind, with great force; strongly. 

adj
  • Of a shot: landing so close to the flagstick that it should be very easy to sink the ball with the next shot. 

  • Delivered more forcefully than needed, whether intentionally or accidentally, thus causing legitimate pain to the opponent. 

  • Dead, deceased. 

  • Erect. 

  • Inflexible; rigid. 

  • Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own. 

  • Formal in behavior; unrelaxed. 

  • Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible. 

  • Harsh, severe. 

  • Potent. 

  • Painful as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise. 

  • Having a dense consistency; thick; (by extension) Difficult to stir. 

  • Of an equation: for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small. 

  • Keeping upright. 

verb
  • To tip ungenerously. 

  • To kill. 

  • To cheat someone 

  • To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily. 

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