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- [steel]
- /stil/
- /stiːl/
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- [steel]
- /stil/
Definitions of steel word
- noun steel any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content. 1
- noun steel a thing or things made of this metal. 1
- noun steel a flat strip of this metal used for stiffening, especially in corsets; stay. 1
- noun steel a bar of this metal that has one end formed to hold a bit for driving through rock. 1
- noun steel steels, stocks or bonds of companies producing this metal. 1
- noun steel a sword. 1
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Origin of steel
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English stele, Old English (north) stēle; cognate with Dutch staal, German Stahl, Old Norse stāl; (v.) Middle English stelen, Old English styled edged with steel, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Steel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
steel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
steel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for steel
verb steel
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- brace up — to call forth one's courage, resolution, etc., as after defeat or disappointment
- brace — If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- braze — to decorate with, make like, or make of brass
- brazes — to unite (metal objects) at high temperatures by applying any of various nonferrous solders.
noun steel
- bolo — a large single-edged knife, originating in the Philippines
- cutlass — A cutlass is a short sword that used to be used by sailors.
- cutter — A cutter is a tool that you use for cutting through something.
- knife — an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
- lancet — a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
adj steel
- ferric — of or containing iron, especially in the trivalent state.
- ferrous — of or containing iron, especially in the bivalent state.
- iron — Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
adjective steel
Antonyms for steel
verb steel
- buffalo — A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
- buffaloed — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- buffaloing — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- get to — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- got to — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
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