STEALING
STEALING, participle present tense Taking the goods of another feloniously; withdrawing imperceptibly; gaining gradually.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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STEALINGLY
STEALINGLY, adverb Slyly; privately, or by an invisible motion. [Little used.]
STEALTH
STEALTH, noun stelth.1. The act of stealing; theft.The owner proveth the stealth to have been committed on him by such an outlaw.2. The thing stolen; as cabins that are dens to ...
STEALTHY
STEALTHY, adjective Stelthy. Done by stealth; clandestine; unperceived.Now witherd murder with his stealthy pace moves like a ghost.
STEAM
STEAM, noun1. The vapor of water; or the elastic, aeriform fluid generated by heating water to the boiling point. When produced under the common atmospheric pressure, its elasti...
STEAM-BOAT
STEAM-BOAT, STEAM-VESSEL, noun A vessel propelled through the water by steam.
STEAM-BOILER
STEAM-BOILER, noun A boiler for steaming food for cattle.
STEAM-ENGINE
STEAM-ENGINE, noun An engine worked by steam.
STEAM-VESSEL
STEAM-BOAT, STEAM-VESSEL noun A vessel propelled through the water by steam.
STEAMED
STEAMED, participle passive Exposed to steam; cooked or dressed by steam.
STEAMING
STEAMING, participle present tense Exposing to steam; cooking or dressing by steam; preparing for cattle by steam, as roots.
STEAN
STEAN, for stone. [Not in use.]
STEARIN
STEARIN, noun One of the proximate elements of animal fat, as lard, tallow, etc. The various kinds of animal fat consist of two substances, stearin and elain; of which the forme...
STEATITE
STEATITE, noun [Gr., fat.] Soapstone; so called from its smooth or unctuous feel; a subspecies of rhomboidal mica. It is of two kings, the common, and the pagodite or lard-stone...
STEATITIC
STEATITIC, adjective Pertaining to soapstone; of the nature of steatite, or resembling it.
STEATOCELE
STEATOCELE, noun [Gr., fat, a tumor.] A swelling of the scrotum, containing fat.
STEATOMA
STEATOMA, noun [Gr.] A species of tumor containing matter like suet.
STED
STED, STEDFAST. [See Stead.]
STEDDILY
STEADILY, STEDDILY adverb1. With firmness of standing or position; without tottering, shaking or leaning. He kept his arm STEDDILY directed to the object.2. Without wavering, in...
STEDDINESS
STEADINESS, STEDDINESS noun1. Firmness of standing or position; a state of being not tottering or easily moved or shaken. A man stands with steddiness; he walks with STEDDINESS2...
STEDDY
STEADY, STEDDY adjective1. Firm in standing or position; fixed; not tottering or shaking; applicable to any object.2. Constant in mind, purpose or pursuit; not fickle, changeabl...
STEDFAST
STEADFAST, STEDFAST adjective [stead and fast.]1. Fast fixed; firm; firmly fixed or established; as the STEDFAST globe of earth.2. Constant; firm; resolute; not fickle or waveri...
STEDFASTLY
STEADFASTLY, STEDFASTLY adverb Firmly; with constancy or steadiness of mind.Steadfastly believe that whatever God has revealed is infallibly true.
STEDFASTNESS
STEADFASTNESS, STEDFASTNESS noun1. Firmness of standing; fixedness in place.2. Firmness of mind or purpose; fixedness in principle; constancy; resolution; as the STEDFASTNESS of...
STEED
STEED, noun A horse, or a horse for state or war. [This word is not much used in common discourse. It is used in poetry and descriptive prose, and is elegant.]Stout are our men,...
STEEL
STEEL, noun [G.]1. Iron combined with a small portion of carbon; iron refined and hardened, used in making instruments, and particularly useful as the material of edged tools. I...
STEELED
STEELED, participle passive Pointed or edged with steel; hardened; made insensible.