| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| stead | noun | Place, or spot, in general., Place or room which another had, has, or might have., A frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead., A farmhouse and offices., To help; to support; to benefit; to assist., To fill place of. |
| steak | verb t. | A slice of beef, broiled, or cut for broiling; — also extended to the meat of other large animals; as, venison steak; bear steak; pork steak; turtle steak. |
| steal | noun | A handle; a stale, or stele., To take and carry away, feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal the personal goods of another., To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate., To gain by insinuating arts or covert means., To get into one’s power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; — with away., To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look., To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft., To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively. |
| steam | noun | The elastic, aeriform fluid into which water is converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the state of vapor., The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; — so called in popular usage., Any exhalation., To emit steam or vapor., To rise in vapor; to issue, or pass off, as vapor., To move or travel by the agency of steam., To generate steam; as, the boiler steams well., To exhale., To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to steamcloth; to steam food, etc. |
| stean | noun & verb | See Steen. |
| steed | noun | A horse, especially a spirited horse for state of war; — used chiefly in poetry or stately prose. |
| steek | verb t. | Alt. of Steik |
| steik | verb t. | To pierce with a sharp instrument; hence, to stitch; to sew; also, to fix; to fasten., See Steek. |
| steel | noun | A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon., An instrument or implement made of steel, A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc., An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives., A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint., Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness; that which is characterized by sternness or rigor., A chalybeate medicine., To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax., To make hard or strong; hence, to make insensible or obdurate., Fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness, polish, or other qualities., To cover, as an electrotype plate, with a thin layer of iron by electrolysis. The iron thus deposited is very hard, like steel. |
| steem | noun & verb | See Esteem., See 1st and 2nd Stem., To gleam., A gleam of light; flame. |
| steen | noun | A vessel of clay or stone., A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening., To line, as a well, with brick, stone, or other hard material. |
| steep | adjective | Bright; glittering; fiery., To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often used figuratively., To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is steeping., Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing liquid to hasten the germination of seeds., A rennet bag., Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon; ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep declivity; a steep barometric gradient., Difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high., Excessive; as, a steep price., A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of the horizon; a precipice. |
| steer | adjective | A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under Ox., To castrate; — said of male calves., To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; — applied especially to a vessel in the water., To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one’s course., To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily., To conduct one’s self; to take or pursue a course of action., A rudder or helm., A helmsman, a pilot. |
| stein | noun & verb | See Steen. |
| stela | noun | A small column or pillar, used as a monument, milestone, etc. |
| stele | noun | Same as Stela., A stale, or handle; a stalk. |
| stell | verb t. | To place or fix firmly or permanently., A prop; a support, as for the feet in standing or cilmbing., A partial inclosure made by a wall or trees, to serve as a shelter for sheep or cattle. |
| stent | obs. past participle | of Stent, To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint., To stint; to stop; to cease., An allotted portion; a stint. |
| step- | A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, etc., to indicate that the person thus spoken of is not a blood relative, but is a relative by the marriage of a parent; as, a stepmother to X is the wife of the father of X, married by him after the death of the mother of X. See Stepchild, Stepdaughter, Stepson, etc. | |
| stere | noun | A unit of cubic measure in the metric system, being a cubic meter, or kiloliter, and equal to 35.3 cubic feet, or nearly 1/ cubic yards., To stir., A rudder. See 5th Steer., Helmsman. See 6th Steer. |
| stern | noun | The black tern., Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree., The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder., The after or rear end of a ship or other vessel, or of a boat; the part opposite to the stem, or prow., Fig.: The post of management or direction., The hinder part of anything., The tail of an animal; — now used only of the tail of a dog., Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits. |
| stert | past participle | Started. |
| steve | verb t. | To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship’s hold. See Steeve. |