| 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. |