A quality of active mental and physical forcefulness

• snap

  1. To make a brisk sharp cracking sound:
  2. To break suddenly with a brisk, sharp, cracking sound.
  3. To give way abruptly under pressure or tension:

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  1. To make a brisk sharp cracking sound:
  2. To break suddenly with a brisk, sharp, cracking sound.
  3. To give way abruptly under pressure or tension:

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• vitality

  1. The capacity to live, grow, or develop:
  2. The characteristic, principle, or force that distinguishes living things from nonliving things.
  3. Physical or intellectual vigor; energy or liveliness.

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  1. The capacity to live, grow, or develop:
  2. The characteristic, principle, or force that distinguishes living things from nonliving things.
  3. Physical or intellectual vigor; energy or liveliness.

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• vim

  1. Liveliness or energy; enthusiasm.

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  1. Liveliness or energy; enthusiasm.

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• vigorousness

  1. The quality of being vigorous.

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  1. The quality of being vigorous.

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• vigor

  1. Physical or mental strength, energy, or force:
  2. The capacity for natural growth and survival, as of plants or animals.
  3. Strong feeling; enthusiasm or intensity:

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  1. Physical or mental strength, energy, or force:
  2. The capacity for natural growth and survival, as of plants or animals.
  3. Strong feeling; enthusiasm or intensity:

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• verve

  1. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas, especially in artistic performance or composition:
  2. Vitality; liveliness.
  3. Literary aptitude or talent.

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  1. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas, especially in artistic performance or composition:
  2. Vitality; liveliness.
  3. Literary aptitude or talent.

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• punch

  1. A tool for circular or other piercing:
  2. A tool for forcing a pin, bolt, or rivet in or out of a hole.
  3. A tool for stamping a design on a surface.

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  1. A tool for circular or other piercing:
  2. A tool for forcing a pin, bolt, or rivet in or out of a hole.
  3. A tool for stamping a design on a surface.

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• dash

  1. To move with haste; rush:
  2. To strike violently; smash:
  3. To break or smash by striking violently:

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  1. To move with haste; rush:
  2. To strike violently; smash:
  3. To break or smash by striking violently:

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To make stiff or stiffer

• stiffen

  1. To make or become stiff or stiffer.

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  1. To make or become stiff or stiffer.

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A laundering agent

• spray starch

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• arrowroot starch

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• cornstarch

  1. Starch prepared from corn grains, used industrially and as a thickener in cooking.

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  1. Starch prepared from corn grains, used industrially and as a thickener in cooking.

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• laundry starch

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• sizing

  1. A glaze or filler; size.
  2. Treatment of a fabric or other surface with size.

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  1. A glaze or filler; size.
  2. Treatment of a fabric or other surface with size.

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• stiffening

  1. An item, material or feature that makes something stiffer.
  2. Present participle of stiffen.

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  1. An item, material or feature that makes something stiffer.
  2. Present participle of stiffen.

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A complex carbohydrate

• carbohydrate

  1. Any of a group of organic compounds that includes sugars, starches, celluloses, and gums and serves as a major energy source in the diet of animals. These compounds are produced by photosynthetic plants and contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, usually in the ratio 1:2:1.

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  1. Any of a group of organic compounds that includes sugars, starches, celluloses, and gums and serves as a major energy source in the diet of animals. These compounds are produced by photosynthetic plants and contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, usually in the ratio 1:2:1.

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• polysaccharide

  1. Any of a class of carbohydrates, such as starch and cellulose, consisting of a number of monosaccharides joined by glycosidic bonds.

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  1. Any of a class of carbohydrates, such as starch and cellulose, consisting of a number of monosaccharides joined by glycosidic bonds.

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• glycogen

  1. A polysaccharide, (C₆ H₁₀ O₅ )_n , that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals and is found primarily in the liver and muscle tissue. It is readily converted to glucose as needed by the body to satisfy its energy needs.

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  1. A polysaccharide, (C₆ H₁₀ O₅ )_n , that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals and is found primarily in the liver and muscle tissue. It is readily converted to glucose as needed by the body to satisfy its energy needs.

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A stiff bearing

• decorum

  1. Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety:
  2. The conventions or requirements of polite behavior:
  3. The appropriateness of an element of an artistic or literary work, such as style or tone, to its particular circumstance or to the composition as a whole.

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  1. Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety:
  2. The conventions or requirements of polite behavior:
  3. The appropriateness of an element of an artistic or literary work, such as style or tone, to its particular circumstance or to the composition as a whole.

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• ceremony

  1. A formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom:
  2. A conventional social gesture or act of courtesy:
  3. A formal act without intrinsic purpose; an empty form:

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  1. A formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom:
  2. A conventional social gesture or act of courtesy:
  3. A formal act without intrinsic purpose; an empty form:

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• formality

  1. The quality or condition of being formal.
  2. Rigorous or ceremonious adherence to established forms, rules, or customs.
  3. An established form, rule, or custom, especially one followed merely for the sake of procedure or decorum.

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  1. The quality or condition of being formal.
  2. Rigorous or ceremonious adherence to established forms, rules, or customs.
  3. An established form, rule, or custom, especially one followed merely for the sake of procedure or decorum.

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• stiffness

  1. Rigidity or a measure of rigidity.
  2. Inflexibility or a measure of inflexibility.
  3. Inelegance, lacking relaxedness.

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  1. Rigidity or a measure of rigidity.
  2. Inflexibility or a measure of inflexibility.
  3. Inelegance, lacking relaxedness.

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Vigor

• stamina

  1. Physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance.

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  1. Physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance.

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• vitality

  1. The capacity to live, grow, or develop:
  2. The characteristic, principle, or force that distinguishes living things from nonliving things.
  3. Physical or intellectual vigor; energy or liveliness.

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  1. The capacity to live, grow, or develop:
  2. The characteristic, principle, or force that distinguishes living things from nonliving things.
  3. Physical or intellectual vigor; energy or liveliness.

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• energy

  1. The capacity for work or vigorous activity:
  2. Exertion of vigor or power:
  3. Vitality and intensity of expression:

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  1. The capacity for work or vigorous activity:
  2. Exertion of vigor or power:
  3. Vitality and intensity of expression:

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