Webster's Dictionary 1913

9505

Steeply

Steep″ly (stēp″ly̆), adv. In a steep manner; with steepness; with precipitous declivity.

9506

Steepness

Steep″ness, n. 1. Quality or state of being steep; precipitous declivity; as, the steepnessof a hill or a roof.2. Height; loftiness. Chapman.

9507

Steepy

Steep″y (–y̆), a. Steep; precipitous.No more, my goats, shall I behold you climbThe steepy cliffs, or crop the flow'ry thyme. Dryden.

9508

Steer

Steer (stēr), n. [OE. steer, AS. steór; akin to D. & G. stier a bull, OHG. stior, Icel. stjōrr, þjōrr, Sw. tjur, Dan. tyr, Goth. stiur, Russ. tur', Pol. tur, Ir. & Gael. tarbh, ...

9509

Steer (2)

Steer, v. t. To castrate; — said of male calves.

9510

Steer (3)

Steer, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Steered (stērd); p. pr. & vb. n.Steering.] [OE. steeren, steren, AS. stiéran, stȳran, steóran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD. stieren, ...

9511

Steer (4)

Steer, v. i. 1. To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course. “No helmsman steers.” Tennyson.2. To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey ...

9512

Steer (5)

Steer, n. [AS. steór, stiór; akin to D. stuur, G. steuer, Icel. stȳri. √168. See Steer, v. t.] [Written also stere.] A rudder or helm. Chaucer.

9513

Steer (6)

Steer, n. [AS. steóra. See Steer a rudder.] A helmsman; a pilot. Chaucer.

9514

Steerable

Steer″a‐ble (–ȧ‐b'l), a. Capable of being steered; dirigible.

9515

Steerage

Steer″age (stēr″ā̍j; 48), n. 1. The act or practice of steering, or directing; as, the steerage of a ship.He left the city, and, in a most tempestuous season, forsook the helm a...

9516

Steerageway

Steer″age‐way′ (–wā′), n.(Naut.) A rate of motion through the water sufficient to render a vessel governable by the helm.

9517

Steerer

Steer″er (–ẽr), n. One who steers; as, a boat steerer.

9518

Steering

Steer″ing, a. & n. from Steer, v.Steering wheel(Naut.), the wheel by means of which the rudder of a vessel is turned and the vessel is steered.

9519

Steerless

Steer″less, a. Having no rudder. Chaucer.

9520

Steerling

Steer″ling (–lĭng), n. A young or small steer.

9521

Steersman

Steers″man (stērz″man), n.; pl.Steersmen (–men). [Steer a rudder + man: cf. AS. steórmann.] One who steers; the helmsman of a vessel. Milton.

9522

Steersmate

Steers″mate (–māt′), n. [Steer a rudder + mate a companion.] One who steers; steersman. Milton.

9523

Steeve

Steeve (stēv), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Steeved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Steeving.] [Cf. OD. steve staff, E. stem, n.] (Shipbuilding) To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon o...

9524

Steeve (2)

Steeve, v. t. 1. (Shipbuilding) To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; — said of the bowsprit, etc.2. To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See St...

9525

Steeve (3)

Steeve, n.(Naut.) (a) The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; — called also steeving. (b) A spar, with a block at one end, used...

9526

Steeving

Steev″ing, n. 1. The act or practice of one who steeves.2. (Naut.) See Steeve, n. (a).

9527

Steg

Steg (stĕg), n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals. Cf. Stag.] (Zoöl.) A gander. [Written also stag.] Halliwell.

9528

Steganographist

Steg′a‐nog″ra‐phist (?), n. One skilled in steganography; a cryptographer.

9529

Steganography

Steg′a‐nog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. � covered (fr. � to cover closely) + -graphy.] The art of writing in cipher, or in characters which are not intelligible except to persons who hav...

9530

Steganophthalmata

‖Steg′a‐noph‐thal″ma‐ta (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) The Discophora, or Phanerocarpæ. Called also Steganophthalmia.

9531

Steganopod

Ste‐gan″o‐pod (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Steganopodes.