steel (st l)n.1. A generally hard, strong, durable, malleable alloy of iron and carbon, usually containing between 0.2 and 1.5 percent carbon, often with other constituents such as manganese, chromium, nickel, molybdenum, copper, tungsten, cobalt, or silicon, depending on the desired alloy properties, and widely used as a structural material. 2. Something, such as a sword, that is made of steel. 3. A quality suggestive of this alloy, especially a hard, unflinching character. 4. Steel gray. adj.1. a. Made with, relating to, or consisting of steel: steel beams; the steel industry; a bicycle with a steel frame. b. Very firm or strong: a steel grip. 2. Of a steel gray. tr.v. steeled, steel·ing, steels 1. To cover, plate, edge, or point with steel. 2. To make hard, strong, or obdurate; strengthen: He steeled himself for disappointment.
[Middle English stel, from Old English st le, stl.] |
steel Noun 1. an alloy of iron and carbon, often with small quantities of other elements 2. a steel rod used for sharpening knives 3. courage and mental toughness Verb to prepare (oneself) for coping with something unpleasant: he had steeled himself to accept the fact [Old English stēli] steely adj
steel (stl) Any of various hard, strong, flexible alloys of iron and carbon. Often, other metals are added to give steel a particular property, such as chromium and nickel to make it stainless. Steel is widely used in many kinds of tools and as a structural material in building. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  steel - an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide rangealloy, metal - a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper" atomic number 26, Fe, iron - a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood alloy steel - steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon austenitic steel - steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures carbon steel - steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains crucible steel - steel made by the mixture of molten wrought iron, charcoal, and other substances in a crucible pearlite - a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron quenched steel - steel that has been hardened by immersing it in water or oil to cool it structural steel - a strong steel that is rolled into shapes that are used in construction | | 2. |  steel - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guardbacksword - a sword with only one cutting edge blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge broadsword - a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab cutlas, cutlass - a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors falchion - a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point foible - the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip forte - the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible hilt - the handle of a sword or dagger rapier, tuck - a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" tip, peak, point - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" | | 3. | steel - knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rodsharpener - any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener" | | Verb | 1. | steel - get ready for something difficult or unpleasantbrace, poise - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult | | 2. | steel - cover, plate, or edge with steelcover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
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