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- [steel]
- /stil/
- /stiːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [steel]
- /stil/
Definitions of steeled word
- noun steeled 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 steeled a thing or things made of this metal. 1
- noun steeled a flat strip of this metal used for stiffening, especially in corsets; stay. 1
- noun steeled a bar of this metal that has one end formed to hold a bit for driving through rock. 1
- noun steeled steels, stocks or bonds of companies producing this metal. 1
- noun steeled a sword. 1
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Origin of steeled
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 Steeled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
steeled 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
steeled usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for steeled
adj steeled
- armed — Someone who is armed is carrying a weapon, usually a gun.
- caked — If something is caked with mud, blood, or dirt, it is covered with a thick dry layer of it.
- calcified — Body tissue that is calcified has become hard because of the presence of substances called calcium salts.
- hard as nails — tough, durable
- hardened — made or become hard or harder.
verb steeled
adjective steeled
- casehardened — Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
- coldhearted — lacking sympathy; unfeeling
- conglomerated — Simple past tense and past participle of conglomerate.
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- ironed — Simple past tense and past participle of iron.
noun steeled
- knifed — Simple past tense and past participle of knife.
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