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(adj)
Determined; staunch.
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(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
Evincing strength and health; strong; (often, especially) both large and healthy.
Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
(of a person) Large; bulky.
(of a person) Strong, sturdy, well-built.
(loosely) Possessing power, might, or strength.
Alternative form of hardworking. [Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.]
Able to withstand a significant amount of usage without physical deterioration; durable.
Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.
Physically strong and active.
(of sleep) Quiet and deep.
Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.
Modified to be more rugged, and to withstand rough treatment.
Obsolete.
Out of date; not the latest; obsolete.
Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue.
Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
Of a person or animal: large but not obese.
(euphemistic, of a person) Fat.
(informal) Strong or muscular.
Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
Country-styled or pastoral; rural.
Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)
Returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions. (of systems, organisms or people)
Relatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.
(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
(electronics) Acting as a resistor; resisting the passage of electrical current.
Muscular and lean, having a body resembling that of an athlete.
Having large, well-developed muscles.
Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.
Having, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
Heavy, weighing a lot.
Alternative form of hard-wearing. [Able to withstand a significant amount of usage without physical deterioration; durable.]
Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant.
Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.
(of a person or an animal) Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.
(n)
A surname.
reasonably stout, somewhat stout
(obsolete) Having the disease called sturdy.
Having broad shoulders.
(of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
Having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hardness and resoluteness.
Pronunciation spelling of steady. [Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.]
(v)
(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
(dialect) stiff
Somewhat stiff (all senses).
Resembling or characteristic of the kind of beer called stout.
(simile) Very stiff.
(idiomatic) Having a hard, strong, and determined mindset / mentality.
(obsolete) stiff; harsh
(informal) well-built, muscular or toned.
(Scotland) Sturdy, well-built; solid, stocky.
(pathology, archaic) Characterized by nervous energy; robust, strong.
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
Of a garment: having had starch applied.
obstinate
Characterised by hardness; stern; severe; difficult
Alternative form of stouthearted. [Brave, courageous and plucky.]
Brave, courageous and plucky.
Alternative form of stiff-hearted. [obstinate; stubborn; contumacious]
(of bones or joints) Stiffened or inflexible.
Containing starch.
obstinate; stubborn; contumacious
(rare) Sturdy, robust, as an oak tree.
(idiomatic) Having a hard, strong, and determined look about oneself.
Stiff, rather than flexible.
Alternative spelling of percy (“Percocet pill”). [(slang) A unit of Percocet.]
Having a stern of a particular shape or kind.
(obsolete) brawny; strong; muscular
(military) An armor-plated warship, (especially) one preceding the invention of harveyized steel.
Somewhat rigid or stiff.
(of a person or animal) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.
(uncountable, historical) A stout, twilled cotton cloth; a fustian corduroy, or velveteen.
(figuratively) Stubborn and arrogant.
Short and thick; stout or stocky.
(of food) Having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.
(Australia, Canada, US) A small, squat beer bottle.
Short and thick, like something truncated; blunt; obtuse.
Characteristically like stone; stony.
(botany) Somewhat rigid or stiff.
Having a dense firm grain.
(also figuratively) Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
(of a gait) uneven, as if walking on stilts
Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge.
Hardened by sclerosis.
(computing) That supports different states, reacting to the same input differently depending on the current state.
resembling a stork
Boring and unoriginal.
(nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
(simile) Very hard; tough
(of a fabric) Having the texture of a hard board; inflexible and stiff.
Somewhat stark.
Bound with iron, ironclad.
Resembling a mannequin; thus stiff or statuesque