All steep synonyms
steep
S s verb steep
- hosed β a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.
- damping β moistening or wetting
- water β a liquid solution or preparation, especially one used for cosmetic purposes: lavender water; lemon water.
- infuse β to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into): The energetic new principal infused new life into the school.
- ladling β a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- emaciate β (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
- decocted β Simple past tense and past participle of decoct.
- diffused β Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
- douse β to plunge into water or the like; drench: She doused the clothes in soapy water.
- browning β a substance used to darken soups, gravies, etc
- in-grain β to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.
- deviling β Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- bathe β If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe.
- escallop β A scallop shell as a charge.
- mash β to flirt with; court the affections of.
- drench β to wet thoroughly; soak.
- wet β moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
- braise β When you braise meat or a vegetable, you fry it quickly and then cook it slowly in a covered dish with a small amount of liquid.
- hosing β an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.
- macerate β to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
- devilled β Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- dip β to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- impregnate β to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- boil β When a hot liquid boils or when you boil it, bubbles appear in it and it starts to change into steam or vapour.
- imbrue β to stain: He refused to imbrue his hands with the blood of more killing.
- moisten β Wet slightly.
- frothing β an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
- dunk β to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) into coffee, milk, or the like, before eating.
- fricassee β meat, especially chicken or veal, browned lightly, stewed, and served in a sauce made with its own stock.
- bedew β to wet or cover with or as if with drops of dew
adj steep
- an arm and a leg β If you say that something costs an arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive.
- hammy β characteristic of a person who overacts.
- immoderate β not moderate; exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme.
- bolt upright β If someone is sitting or standing bolt upright, they are sitting or standing very straight.
- big ticket β costing a great deal; expensive: fur coats and other big-ticket items.
- at a premium β If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve.
- high β having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- high-priced β expensive; costly: a high-priced camera.
- costly β If you say that something is costly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay.
- big-ticket β If you describe something as a big-ticket item, you mean that it costs a lot of money.
- cragged β full of crags.
adjective steep
- course β Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See of course.
- exorbitant β (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.
- mountainous β (of a region) having many mountains.
- outrageous β of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
- craggy β A craggy cliff or mountain is steep and rocky.
- abrupt β An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.
- absorb β If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
- extravagant β Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
noun steep
- crag β A crag is a steep rocky cliff or part of a mountain.