steel

steel · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A hard, strong alloy of iron and carbon.

  2. 2.

    Strength or determination.

  3. 3.

    [as verb]To prepare oneself mentally.

Forms

plural: steels

Related words

See also: alloy, iron, metal
Synonyms: metal

Etymology

From Old English stȳle ("steel"), from Proto-Germanic stahlją.