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 stÃ¥l, 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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