Webster's Dictionary 1913

9424

Steady

Stead″y (–y̆), a. [Compar.Steadier (–ĭ‐ẽr); superl.Steadiest.] [Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren, stæððig, steady (in gestæððig), D. stedig, stadig, steeg, G. stätig, stetig. See ...

9425

Steady (2)

Stead″y, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Steadied (–ĭd); p. pr. & vb. n.Steadying.] To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to ma...

9426

Steady (3)

Stead″y, v. i. To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.Without a breeze, without a tide,She steadies with upright keel. Coleridge.

9427

Steak

Steak (stāk), n. [OE. steike, Icel. steik, akin to Icel. steikja to roast, stikna to be roasted or scorched, and E. stick, the steak being broiled on a spit. See Stick, v. t.] A...

9428

Steal

Steal (stēl), n. [See Stale a handle.] A handle; a stale, or stele.And in his hand a huge poleax did bear,Whose steale was iron-studded but not long. Spenser.

9429

Steal (2)

Steal (stēl), v. t. [imp.Stole (stōl); p. p.Stolen (stō″l'n); p. pr. & vb. n.Stealing.] [OE. stelen, AS. stelan; akin to OFries. stela, D. stelen, OHG. stelan, G. stehlen, Icel....

9430

Steal (3)

Steal (stēl), v. i. 1. To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft.Thou shalt not steal. Ex. xx. 15.2. To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or aw...

9431

Stealer

Steal″er (–ẽr), n. 1. One who steals; a thief.2. (Shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.

9432

Stealing

Steal″ing, n. 1. The act of taking feloniously the personal property of another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny.2. That which is stolen; stolen property; — chi...

9433

Stealingly

Steal″ing‐ly, adv. By stealing, or as by stealing, furtively, or by an invisible motion. Sir P. Sidney.

9434

Stealth

Stealth (stĕlth), n. [OE. stalþe. See Steal, v. t.] 1. The act of stealing; theft.The owner proveth the stealth to have been committed upon him by such an outlaw. Spenser.2. The...

9435

Stealthful

Stealth″ful (–fụl), a. Given to stealth; stealthy. — Stealth″ful‐ly, adv. — Stealth″ful‐ness, n.

9436

Stealthily

Stealth″i‐ly (–ĭ‐ly̆), adv. In a stealthy manner.

9437

Stealthiness

Stealth″i‐ness, n. The state, quality, or character of being stealthy; stealth.

9438

Stealthlike

Stealth″like′ (–līk′), a. Stealthy; sly. Wordsworth.

9439

Stealthy

Stealth″y (–y̆), a. [Compar.Stealthier (–ĭ‐ẽr); superl.Stealthiest.] Done by stealth; accomplished clandestinely; unperceived; secret; furtive; sly.with his stealthy pace,...Mov...

9440

Steam

Steam (stēm), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. steám vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. σ...

9441

Steam (2)

Steam (stēm), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Steamed (stēmd); p. pr. & vb. n.Steaming.] 1. To emit steam or vapor.My brother's ghost hangs hovering there,O'er his warm blood, that steams in...

9442

Steam (3)

Steam (stēm), v. t. 1. To exhale. Spenser.2. To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to steamcloth; to stea...

9443

Steam engine

Steam″ en″gine (ĕn″jĭn). An engine moved by steam.☞ In its most common forms its essential parts are a piston, a cylinder, and a valve gear. The piston works in the cylinder, to...

9444

Steamboat

Steam″boat′ (–bōt′), n. A boat or vessel propelled by steam power; — generally used of river or coasting craft, as distinguished from ocean steamers.

9445

Steamboating

Steam″boat′ing, n. 1. The occupation or business of running a steamboat, or of transporting merchandise, passengers, etc., by steamboats.2. (Bookbinding) The shearing of a pile ...

9446

Steamer

Steam″er (–ẽr), n. 1. A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat.2. A steam fire engine. See under Steam.3. A road locomotive for use on common roads, as in agricultu...

9447

Steaminess

Steam″i‐ness (–ĭ‐nĕs), n. The quality or condition of being steamy; vaporousness; mistiness.

9448

Steamship

Steam″ship′ (–shĭp′), n. A ship or seagoing vessel propelled by the power of steam; a steamer.

9449

Steamy

Steam″y (–y̆), a. Consisting of, or resembling, steam; full of steam; vaporous; misty. Cowper.

9450

Stean

Stean (stēn), n. & v. See Steen. Spenser.