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Antonyms for steel

Grammar : Verb
Spell : steel
Phonetic Transcription : stil

Definition of steel

Origin :
  • Old English style, from West Germanic adjective *stakhlijan "made of steel" (cf. Old Saxon stehli, Old Norse, Middle Low German stal, Danish staal, Swedish stål, Middle Dutch stael, Dutch staal, Old High German stahal, German Stahl), related to *stakhla "standing fast," from PIE *stek-lo-, from root *stak- "to stand, place, be firm" (see stay (n.1)). No corresponding word exists outside Germanic except those likely borrowed from Germanic languages. Steel wool is attested from 1896.
  • verb prepare oneself
Example sentences :
  • Her struggles met only the unbending, pitiless resistance of steel.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The doctor there speaks of 'our steel pens,' as if they were not at all uncommon.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens » by Henry Bore
  • The man said he was going to get the strips rolled to make into steel pens.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens » by Henry Bore
  • A helmet fell from his hands on the floor with a ring of steel.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • "Aye, it is the steel head-piece of the watchman," remarked the archer.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • From sea to sea there was stringing of bows in the cottage and clang of steel in the castle.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The "thanks" clipped like a steel trap, and the business was completed.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • There was no pleasure in watching their clever manipulation of the little, steel hook.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • His trusty sword, in its steel scabbard, strikes clanking on the doorstep.
  • Extract from : « Main Street » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • A steel trap is real firm when it lays hold and tries to be.
  • Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 6. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)

Synonyms for steel

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