stiffens Synonym

fertile, productive, prolific, fruitful, rich, lush, bountiful abundant, generative, teeming, thriving, blooming, flourishing, luxuriant, copious, plenteous, fecundate, fecundative, fecundatory [x]

analyzes, examines, studies, investigates, scrutinizes, inspects, explores, probes, evaluates, assesses, disassembles, deconstructs, dissects [x]

film, membrane, layer, coating, skin, sheath, covering, veneer, crust, surface, pellicula, integument, envelope, filmic layer, thin layer, lamina, stratum, overlay, patina, glaze, pellicular layer, pellicular film, pellicular membrane, pellicular coating, pellicular skin, pellicular sheath, pellicular covering, pellicular veneer, pellicular crust, pellicular surface, pellicular integument, pellicular envelope, thin film, thin membrane, thin coating, thin skin, thin sheath, thin covering, thin veneer, thin crust, thin surface, thin integument, thin envelope, superficial layer, superficial film, superficial membrane, superficial coating, superficial skin, superficial sheath [x]

kind, type, variety, breed, strain, class, category, group, sort, genus, family, order, race, stock, lineage, form, subspecies, division, phylum, kingdom, branch, tribe, clan, sect, classification, taxonomy, biotype, phenotype, genotype, population, organism, entity, life form, variant, taxon, clade [x]

surface, exterior, outermost layer, outer covering, outer shell, outermost part, outer coat, outermost surface, external layer, outermost covering, outermost coat, outermost shell, external surface, outermost exterior, outermost skin, outermost crust, outermost membrane, outermost film, outermost veneer, outermost facade, outermost casing, outermost envelope, outermost wrapping, outermost sheath, outermost jacket, outermost hide, outermost pellicle, outermost integument, outermost rind, outermost husk, outermost bark, outermost peel, outermost epidermis, outermost dermis, outermost cuticle, outermost covering layer, outermost protective layer, outermost protective covering, outermost protective shell, outermost protective coat, outermost protective skin, outermost protective crust, outermost protective membrane, outermost protective film, outermost protective veneer, outermost protective facade, outermost protective casing, outermost protective envelope [x]

decompose, rot, spoil, deteriorate, disintegrate, break down, crumble, perish, corrode, molder, putrefy, fester, degrade, wither, decline, collapse, erode, waste away, atrophy, weaken, fade, dwindle, diminish, degenerate [x]

amphibious, aquatic, semi-aquatic, water-dwelling, land-and-water, dual-living, two-lived, double-life [x]

secretes, discharges, emits, expels, releases, ejects, voids, eliminates,ates, exudes, oozes, extrudes, passes, purges, sheds [x]

renewing, reviving, restoring, rejuvenating, revitalizing, refreshing, recharging, rebuilding, reconstructing, replenishing, renovating, resuscitating, reinvigorating, reanimating, revivifying, recreating, reconstituting, reestablishing, reawakening, rebirthing, reenergizing, reconditioning, reactivating, reinitiating, reintroducing, reemerging, reemphasizing, reengaging, reasserting, revalidating, reaffirming, reendorsing [x]

bloodsucker, parasite, freeloader, sponger, hanger-on, moocher, scrounger, sycophant, toady, barnacle, cadger, sponge, vulture, exploiter, user, opportunist [x]

restrains, hinders, impedes, prevents, obstructs, curbs, stifles, suppresses, restricts, checks, hampers, blocks, thwarts, limits, constrains, deters, retards, stops, arrests, holds back, represses, confines, forbids, precludes, disallows, frustrates, stymies, balks, encumbers, cramps, bottlenecks, chokes, damps, deadens, dampens, squelches, quashes, quells, squashes, trammels, ties up, reins in, reins back, keeps in check, holds in check, keeps under control, keeps down [x]

biographies, memoirs, life stories, personal histories, life narratives, autobiographies, life accounts, life chronicles, life records, life tales, life journeys, life experiences, life paths, life courses, life sagas, life scripts, life logs, life annals, life reports, life recollections, life retrospectives, life reviews, life reflections, life remembrances, life recitals, life narrations, life descriptions, life portrayals, life depictions, life sketches, life outlines, life profiles, life summaries, life abstracts, life synopses, life vignettes, life episodes, life chapters, life segments, life phases, life periods, life stages, life intervals, life spans, life timelines, life sequences, life progressions, life developments [x]

molting, sloughing, casting off, peeling, flaking, exfoliating, losing, discarding, dropping, shedding skin, shedding hair, shedding leaves, shedding fur, shedding feathers [x]

excretive, eliminative, evacuative, secretory, purgative, diuretic, cathartic, emunctory, depurative, exudative [x]

sagging, wilting, hanging, flopping, slumping, declining, flagging, languishing, withering, bending, bowing, sinking, falling, collapsing, dipping, lowering, stooping, bending down, flaccid, limp, listless, enervated, weak, tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, spent, droopy, downcast, dejected, despondent, disheartened, crestfallen, downhearted, dispirited, depressed, glum, gloomy, melancholy, morose, forlorn, woebegone, down, low, blue, sad, sorrowful, mournful, dismal, desolate [x]