steel
/stiːl/noun, verb1 syllable
Steel means: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard.
Synonyms for steel9
noun, as in a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
verb, as in get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
What does steel mean?5
noun
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod
verb
get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
cover, plate, or edge with steel
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with steel?24
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Steel in a sentence
- The construction worker wore a vest, a hard hat and steel-toe boots.Hybrid
- Steel yourself for the coming fight, as it won't be easy.sabretou
- Despite a steel shortage, industrial output has increased by five per cent.sundown
- Despite a shortage of steel, industrial output has increased by five percent.CK
- Though he long dominated the steel industry, he never achieved a complete monopoly.unknown
- Centuries ago, people started fires using flint and steel.orcrist
- If the concrete is not reinforced with high-quality steel, it will be worthless.AlanF_US
- The building will be made of concrete on a steel framework.unknown
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Forms of steel
as a noun
- plural
- steels
as a verb
- past tense
- steeled
- present participle
- steeling
- third-person singular
- steels
- past participle
- steeled