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.