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- [steel]
- /stil/
- /stiːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [steel]
- /stil/
Definitions of steels word
- noun steels 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 steels a thing or things made of this metal. 1
- noun steels a flat strip of this metal used for stiffening, especially in corsets; stay. 1
- noun steels a bar of this metal that has one end formed to hold a bit for driving through rock. 1
- noun steels steels, stocks or bonds of companies producing this metal. 1
- noun steels a sword. 1
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Origin of steels
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 Steels
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
steels 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".
steels usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for steels
verb steels
noun steels
- cutlasses — Plural form of cutlass.
- grindstones — Plural form of grindstone.
- lancets — Plural form of lancet.
- whetstones — Plural form of whetstone.
adjective steels
- metals — Plural form of metal.