steel
31steel — 1 /sti:l/ noun 1 (U) strong metal that can be shaped easily, consisting of iron and carbon: A bridge made of steel | stainless steel: stainless steel cutlery 2 (U) the industry that makes steel: Sheffield is a major steel town. 3 nerves of steel… …
32steel — An alloy of iron containing a small (up to 2%) percentage of carbon. See alloy steel carbon steel chrome steel chromium steel high carbon steel low carbon steel low carbon steel mild steel spring steel …
33Steel — Recorded as Steele, Steel, Stell and Stelle, and the patronymics Steeles and Steels, this is an Anglo Scottish surname. It has several possible origins. The first is from the Olde English pre 7th Century word style , meaning steel, and an… …
34steel — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ solid ▪ forged, galvanized, mild, reinforced, rolled, stainless ▪ knives made of stainless steel …
35steel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. plate, armor, coat; temper, anneal, case harden; harden, inure, strengthen, toughen; brace, gird, fortify. See hardness, strength. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A hard metal] Syn. iron alloy, iron,… …
36steel — stɪËl n. hard and strong metal alloy made up of iron and carbon (used for making knives, machines, etc.); object made of steel v. make strong, toughen, make inflexible; fit or edge with steel adj. of or pertaining to steel; resembling steel,… …
37steel — [[t]stil[/t]] n. 1) mel any of various forms of refined iron containing less carbon than pig iron and more than wrought iron and possessing varying qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength 2) a thing or things made of this metal 3) clo a… …
38Steel — (as used in expressions) Bethlehem Steel Corp. steel drum United States Steel Corp …
39steel — Synonyms and related words: Excalibur, Gibraltar, adamant, anneal, assessable stock, aureate, authorized capital stock, ax, bear up, beef up, bite the bullet, blade, blue chip, blue chip stock, bone, borrowed stock, brace, brace up, brass, brassy …
40steel — Term used to describe an icy cold glance or look from or at someone in either a menacing or inquisitive manner. 1. I am receiving some serious steel from that chick across the bar. 2. I know I just slept with that guy s sister, but why is he… …
