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rig´id|ness — rig|id «RIHJ ihd», adjective. 1. stiff; firm; not bending: »a rigid support. Hold your arm rigid. SYNONYM(S): unyielding, unbending. See syn. under stiff. (Cf. ↑stiff) 2. strict; not changing: » … Useful english dictionary
rig´id|ly — rig|id «RIHJ ihd», adjective. 1. stiff; firm; not bending: »a rigid support. Hold your arm rigid. SYNONYM(S): unyielding, unbending. See syn. under stiff. (Cf. ↑stiff) 2. strict; not changing: » … Useful english dictionary
rig|id — «RIHJ ihd», adjective. 1. stiff; firm; not bending: »a rigid support. Hold your arm rigid. SYNONYM(S): unyielding, unbending. See syn. under stiff. (Cf. ↑stiff) 2. strict; not changing: » … Useful english dictionary
rig- — *rig , *rih germ.?, schwach. Verb: nhd. steif sein ( Verb); ne. be (Verb) stiff; Hinweis: s. *raigjan; Etymologie: s. ing. *reik ?, Verb, Substantiv, sich recken, wackeln, Stange … Germanisches Wörterbuch
rig — esc, id, or (L). Stiff, stiffening, harsh … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
Chod rig — The chod rig is a technique for carp fishing, it has seen a lot of publicity in late 2009 and 2010 for its fish catching ability. The chod rig is consistently effective at catching carp, generally regarded to have two main advatages; the way in… … Wikipedia
rigid — rig•id [[t]ˈrɪdʒ ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) stiff; unyielding; not pliant: a rigid strip of metal[/ex] 2) firmly fixed or set 3) strict; severe: rigid rules[/ex] 4) exacting; rigorous: a rigid examination[/ex] 5) mec phs Mech. of or pertaining to a body in… … From formal English to slang
rigor mortis — rig|or mor|tis [ˌrıgə ˈmo:tıs, ˌraıgo: US ˌrıgər ˈmo:r ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: stiffness of death ] the condition in which someone s body becomes stiff after they die … Dictionary of contemporary English
rigid — rig|id [ rıdʒıd ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not easy to change ▸ 2 done in a strict way ▸ 3 difficult to bend ▸ 4 not willing to change ▸ 5 unable to move 1. ) not easily changed: a rigid class system 2. ) done or applied in a strict and unreasonable way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rigor — rig•or [[t]ˈrɪg ər[/t]] n. 1) the quality of being strict; inflexibility 2) harshness of judgment or attitude; sternness 3) hardship of living conditions; austerity: the rigor of wartime existence[/ex] 4) a severe or harsh act or circumstance 5)… … From formal English to slang
