Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: steel
IPA transcription: [st'il]
Pronunciations of steel
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: steel
    Meaning: an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
  • Synonyms: sword, blade, brand, steel
    Meaning: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: steel, nerve
    Meaning: get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
Usage examples
  • An antagonist worth her steel
  • And you know that he is true as steel."
  • Part of it was a great steel box, with a lever on it.
  • His little eyes, of a calm blue, were like bits of steel.
  • The light-blue eyes played over him like points of steel.
  • The words were as crisp as the steel of the stained blade.
  • They ought not to be allowed to set these steel traps, ought they!"
  • This medium may be air, water, a bar of iron or steel, the earth, etc.
  • We furnish the structural steel, the machine-equipment, the engineering.
  • "Best lay aside your steel cap, Ralph, before we join them," Walter said.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ceremonial ship launching, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Space elevator, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Titanium, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Chicago, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Iron Curtain, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Doolittle Raid, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording SS Ohioan (1914), License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Košice, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Bobsleigh, License CC BY-SA 4.0