- like steel
- rigid, hard, very strong, reinforced
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Steel — (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steeled} (st[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Steeling}.] [AS. st[=y]lan: cf. Icel. st[ae]la. See {Steel}, n.] 1. To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To make … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
steel — [stēl] n. [ME stel < OE stiele, stæli, akin to Ger stahl < IE * stak , to stand: see STAY1] 1. a hard, tough metal composed of iron alloyed with various small percentages of carbon and often variously with other metals, as nickel, chromium … English World dictionary
steel|y — «STEE lee», adjective, steel|i|er, steel|i|est. 1. made of steel. 2. like steel in color, strength, or hardness … Useful english dictionary
steel — O.E. style, from West Germanic adjective *stakhlijan made of steel (Cf. O.S. stehli, O.N., M.L.G. stal, Dan. staal, Swed. stôl, M.Du. stael, Du. staal, O.H.G. stahal, Ger. Stahl), related to *stakhla standing fast, from PIE … Etymology dictionary
steel-grey — steelˈ greyˈ or steel grayˈ noun and adjective Bluish grey like steel • • • Main Entry: ↑steel … Useful english dictionary
steel-gray — steelˈ greyˈ or steel grayˈ noun and adjective Bluish grey like steel • • • Main Entry: ↑steel … Useful english dictionary
steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. 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 … Universalium
Steel square — Carpenter s square redirects here. For the plant, see Scrophularia marilandica. The steel square is a tool that carpenters and other tradesmen use. Today the steel square is more commonly referred to as the framing square. It consists of a large… … Wikipedia
steel — /stil / (say steel) noun 1. iron in a modified form, artificially produced, containing a certain amount of carbon (more than in wrought iron and less than in cast iron) and other constituents, such as chromium, molybdenum, etc., and possessing a… …
steel — [[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… … From formal English to slang
