stiffs 1 of 2

noun

Definition of stiffsnext
plural of stiff
1
as in corpses
a dead body to the mortician, a stiff was a stiff and they were all pretty much alike

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2
as in guys
a member of the human race one lucky stiff will get the biggest jackpot in the lottery's history

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stiffs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stiff
1
as in isolates
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely the actress has a reputation for stiffing the press at red-carpet events

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2
as in hustles
to rob by the use of trickery or threats customers who were too embarrassed to admit that they had been stiffed by an Internet company claiming to sell designer handbags

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stiffs
  1. corpses
  2. guys
  3. carcasses
  4. men
  5. people
  6. things
  7. creatures
  8. beats
Noun
  • Somebody has to wash the corpses and say the prayers.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Similarly, in the season premiere, Juliette encounters a tattered green flag among the corpses scattered around Silo 17.
    Mark Blankenship, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of corpses
Noun
  • These are two guys with a deep breadth of knowledge about Dylan and his past.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Adam, knowing how much this is inspired by Erin’s life, how much did you guys talk about the reality of her story with Simon, versus just focusing on the script?
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of guys
Noun
  • The first time anyone saw the whale in the flesh was in 2010, when a mother and calf were stranded in the Bay of Plenty on New Zealand’s North Island, but the carcasses weren’t suitable for dissection.
    Lex Harvey, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Rotting carcasses also contaminated water supplies, spreading diseases like anthrax, tuberculosis and brucellosis.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of carcasses
Noun
  • Two young men meet in a twin bereavement support group and form an unlikely bromance.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The video also shows armed men in the headwraps typically worn by RSF soldiers on motorcycles.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of men
Noun
  • The clip shows the dog waiting outside a door for its owner to appear, followed by the moment that has people talking.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Sheriff Robert Luna of Los Angeles County said that about 18,000 people were in the mandatory or voluntary evacuation zones.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of people
Noun
  • Below, a look at five things to do now to avoid vitamin D deficiency this winter and beyond.
    Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • First things first - Gimenez does a couple of things very well.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of things
Noun
  • Unbeknownst to most of the world, that mansion is a reserve for mythical creatures.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The little creatures were then taken back to the Instituto Milenio de Oceanografía (IMO) at the Universidad de Concepción, Chile, for genetic analysis, after which they were determined to be a brand new species.
    Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of creatures
Verb
  • This is plenty of power for a regular three-row, which beats some premium SUVs in smoothness and performance.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In the event Pereira beats Ankalaev, the winner of Blachowicz-Ulberg would have the best case for a title shot of anyone in the division.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of beats
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