| slovo | definícia |
steep
(encz) | steep,máčet Zdeněk Brož |
steep
(encz) | steep,marinovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
steep
(encz) | steep,namáčet fjey |
steep
(encz) | steep,příkrý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
steep
(encz) | steep,sráz Zdeněk Brož |
steep
(encz) | steep,stráň Zdeněk Brož |
steep
(encz) | steep,strmý fjey |
steep
(encz) | steep,svah Zdeněk Brož |
Steep
(gcide) | Steep \Steep\, n.
1. Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing
liquid to hasten the germination of seeds.
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2. A rennet bag. [Prov. Eng.]
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Steep
(gcide) | Steep \Steep\, a. [Compar. Steeper (-[~e]r); superl.
Steepest.] [OE. steep, step, AS. ste['a]p; akin to Icel.
steyp[eth]r steep, and st[=u]pa to stoop, Sw. stupa to fall,
to tilt; cf. OFries. stap high. Cf. Stoop, v. i., Steep,
v. t., Steeple.]
1. Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon;
ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a
horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill
or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep
declivity; a steep barometric gradient.
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2. Difficult of access; not easily reached; lofty; elevated;
high. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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3. Excessive; as, a steep price. [Slang]
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Steep
(gcide) | Steep \Steep\ (st[=e]p), a.
Bright; glittering; fiery. [Obs.]
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His eyen steep, and rolling in his head. --Chaucer.
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Steep
(gcide) | Steep \Steep\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steeped (st[=e]pt); p. pr.
& vb. n. Steeping.] [OE. stepen, probably fr. Icel. steypa
to cause to stoop, cast down, pour out, to cast metals,
causative of st[=u]pa to stoop; cf. Sw. st["o]pa to cast, to
steep, Dan. st["o]be, D. & G. stippen to steep, to dip. Cf.
Stoop, v. i.]
To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of
by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often
used figuratively.
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Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. --Shak.
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In refreshing dew to steep
The little, trembling flowers. --Wordsworth.
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The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.
--Earle.
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Steep
(gcide) | Steep \Steep\, v. i.
To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is
steeping. [Colloq.]
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Steep
(gcide) | Steep \Steep\, n.
A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any
elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of
the horizon; a precipice. --Dryden.
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We had on each side naked rocks and mountains broken
into a thousand irregular steeps and precipices.
--Addison.
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Bare steeps, where desolation stalks. --Wordsworth.
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steep
(gcide) | brasilein \bra*sil"e*in\, C16H12O5, to which brazilwood owes
its dyeing properties.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] Brasque \Brasque\, n. [F.] (Metal.)
A paste made by mixing powdered charcoal, coal, or coke with
clay, molasses, tar, or other suitable substance. It is used
for lining hearths, crucibles, etc. Called also steep.
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steep
(wn) | steep
adj 1: having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs";
"steep cliffs" [ant: gradual]
2: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant
rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on
entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable
spending" [syn: exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous,
steep, unconscionable, usurious]
3: of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a
steep roof sheds snow"
n 1: a steep place (as on a hill)
v 1: devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his
studies" [syn: steep, immerse, engulf, plunge,
engross, absorb, soak up]
2: let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep
the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol" [syn:
steep, infuse] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
steeple
(mass) | steeple
- zvonica, zvonica |
steeply
(mass) | steeply
- prudko |
a little steep
(encz) | a little steep,trochu drahý Zdeněk Brož |
seedlings steeping in pesticide solution
(encz) | seedlings steeping in pesticide solution,máčení sadby v pesticidním
roztoku [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
sowing seed steeping in pesticide solution
(encz) | sowing seed steeping in pesticide solution,máčení osiva v pesticidním
roztoku [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
steepen
(encz) | steepen,zestrmět Zdeněk Brož |
steeper
(encz) | steeper,prudší adj: Zdeněk Brožsteeper,strmější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
steepest
(encz) | steepest,nejpříkřejší adj: Zdeněk Brož |
steepish
(encz) | steepish,poměrně příkrý Zdeněk Brož |
steeple
(encz) | steeple,kostelní věž Zdeněk Brožsteeple,zvonice n: Zdeněk Brož |
steeplechase
(encz) | steeplechase,překážkový dostih Zdeněk Brožsteeplechase,steeplechase Zdeněk Brož |
steeplechaser
(encz) | steeplechaser,účastník překážkového dostihu Zdeněk Brož |
steeplechasing
(encz) | steeplechasing, |
steepled
(encz) | steepled, |
steeplejack
(encz) | steeplejack,opravář vysokých staveb Zdeněk Brož |
steeply
(encz) | steeply,prudce adv: Zdeněk Brožsteeply,příkře adv: Zdeněk Brož |
steepness
(encz) | steepness,příkrost Jaroslav Šedivý |
steeplechase
(czen) | steeplechase,steeplechase Zdeněk Brož |
Downsteepy
(gcide) | Downsteepy \Down"steep`y\, a.
Very steep. [Obs.] --Florio.
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Insteep
(gcide) | Insteep \In*steep"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insteeped; p. pr. &
vb. n. Insteeping.]
To steep or soak; to drench. [R.] "In gore he lay insteeped."
--Shak.
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Insteeped
(gcide) | Insteep \In*steep"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insteeped; p. pr. &
vb. n. Insteeping.]
To steep or soak; to drench. [R.] "In gore he lay insteeped."
--Shak.
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Insteeping
(gcide) | Insteep \In*steep"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insteeped; p. pr. &
vb. n. Insteeping.]
To steep or soak; to drench. [R.] "In gore he lay insteeped."
--Shak.
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precipitous steep
(gcide) | clifflike \clifflike\ adj.
characterized by cliffs; -- of a shore or shoreline; --
contrasted with beachy. [Narrower terms: {precipitous,
steep}]
Syn: cliffy.
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rood steeple
(gcide) | Rood \Rood\ (r[=oo]d), n. [AS. r[=o]d a cross; akin to OS.
r[=o]da, D. roede rod, G. ruthe, rute, OHG. ruota. Cf. Rod
a measure.]
1. A representation in sculpture or in painting of the cross
with Christ hanging on it.
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Note: Generally, the Trinity is represented, the Father as an
elderly man fully clothed, with a nimbus around his
head, and holding the cross on which the Son is
represented as crucified, the Holy Spirit descending in
the form of a dove near the Son's head. Figures of the
Virgin Mary and of St. John are often placed near the
principal figures.
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Savior, in thine image seen
Bleeding on that precious rood. --Wordsworth.
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2. A measure of five and a half yards in length; a rod; a
perch; a pole. [Prov. Eng.]
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3. The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods.
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By the rood, by the cross; -- a phrase formerly used in
swearing. "No, by the rood, not so." --Shak.
Rood beam (Arch.), a beam across the chancel of a church,
supporting the rood.
Rood loft (Arch.), a loft or gallery, in a church, on which
the rood and its appendages were set up to view. --Gwilt.
Rood screen (Arch.), a screen, between the choir and the
body of the church, over which the rood was placed.
--Fairholt.
Rood tower (Arch.), a tower at the intersection of the nave
and transept of a church; -- when crowned with a spire it
was called also rood steeple. --Weale.
Rood tree, the cross. [Obs.] "Died upon the rood tree."
--Gower.
[1913 Webster]Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,
st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A
weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.
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Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.
Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.
Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.
Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.
Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.
Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Rood steeple
(gcide) | Rood \Rood\ (r[=oo]d), n. [AS. r[=o]d a cross; akin to OS.
r[=o]da, D. roede rod, G. ruthe, rute, OHG. ruota. Cf. Rod
a measure.]
1. A representation in sculpture or in painting of the cross
with Christ hanging on it.
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Note: Generally, the Trinity is represented, the Father as an
elderly man fully clothed, with a nimbus around his
head, and holding the cross on which the Son is
represented as crucified, the Holy Spirit descending in
the form of a dove near the Son's head. Figures of the
Virgin Mary and of St. John are often placed near the
principal figures.
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Savior, in thine image seen
Bleeding on that precious rood. --Wordsworth.
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2. A measure of five and a half yards in length; a rod; a
perch; a pole. [Prov. Eng.]
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3. The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods.
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By the rood, by the cross; -- a phrase formerly used in
swearing. "No, by the rood, not so." --Shak.
Rood beam (Arch.), a beam across the chancel of a church,
supporting the rood.
Rood loft (Arch.), a loft or gallery, in a church, on which
the rood and its appendages were set up to view. --Gwilt.
Rood screen (Arch.), a screen, between the choir and the
body of the church, over which the rood was placed.
--Fairholt.
Rood tower (Arch.), a tower at the intersection of the nave
and transept of a church; -- when crowned with a spire it
was called also rood steeple. --Weale.
Rood tree, the cross. [Obs.] "Died upon the rood tree."
--Gower.
[1913 Webster]Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,
st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A
weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.
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Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.
Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.
Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.
Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.
Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.
Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Steep
(gcide) | Steep \Steep\, n.
1. Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing
liquid to hasten the germination of seeds.
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2. A rennet bag. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Steep \Steep\, a. [Compar. Steeper (-[~e]r); superl.
Steepest.] [OE. steep, step, AS. ste['a]p; akin to Icel.
steyp[eth]r steep, and st[=u]pa to stoop, Sw. stupa to fall,
to tilt; cf. OFries. stap high. Cf. Stoop, v. i., Steep,
v. t., Steeple.]
1. Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon;
ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a
horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill
or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep
declivity; a steep barometric gradient.
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2. Difficult of access; not easily reached; lofty; elevated;
high. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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3. Excessive; as, a steep price. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]Steep \Steep\ (st[=e]p), a.
Bright; glittering; fiery. [Obs.]
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His eyen steep, and rolling in his head. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]Steep \Steep\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steeped (st[=e]pt); p. pr.
& vb. n. Steeping.] [OE. stepen, probably fr. Icel. steypa
to cause to stoop, cast down, pour out, to cast metals,
causative of st[=u]pa to stoop; cf. Sw. st["o]pa to cast, to
steep, Dan. st["o]be, D. & G. stippen to steep, to dip. Cf.
Stoop, v. i.]
To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of
by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often
used figuratively.
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Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. --Shak.
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In refreshing dew to steep
The little, trembling flowers. --Wordsworth.
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The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.
--Earle.
[1913 Webster]Steep \Steep\, v. i.
To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is
steeping. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]Steep \Steep\, n.
A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any
elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of
the horizon; a precipice. --Dryden.
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We had on each side naked rocks and mountains broken
into a thousand irregular steeps and precipices.
--Addison.
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Bare steeps, where desolation stalks. --Wordsworth.
[1913 Webster]brasilein \bra*sil"e*in\, C16H12O5, to which brazilwood owes
its dyeing properties.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] Brasque \Brasque\, n. [F.] (Metal.)
A paste made by mixing powdered charcoal, coal, or coke with
clay, molasses, tar, or other suitable substance. It is used
for lining hearths, crucibles, etc. Called also steep.
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Steep-down
(gcide) | Steep-down \Steep"-down`\ (st[=e]p"doun`), a.
Deep and precipitous; having steep descent. [R.]
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Wash me in steep-down gulfs of liquid fire. --Shak.
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Steeped
(gcide) | Steep \Steep\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steeped (st[=e]pt); p. pr.
& vb. n. Steeping.] [OE. stepen, probably fr. Icel. steypa
to cause to stoop, cast down, pour out, to cast metals,
causative of st[=u]pa to stoop; cf. Sw. st["o]pa to cast, to
steep, Dan. st["o]be, D. & G. stippen to steep, to dip. Cf.
Stoop, v. i.]
To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of
by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often
used figuratively.
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Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. --Shak.
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In refreshing dew to steep
The little, trembling flowers. --Wordsworth.
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The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.
--Earle.
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Steepen
(gcide) | Steepen \Steep"en\ (st[=e]p"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Steepened
(st[=e]p"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Steepening.]
To become steep or steeper.
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As the way steepened . . . I could detect in the hollow
of the hill some traces of the old path. --H. Miller.
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Steepened
(gcide) | Steepen \Steep"en\ (st[=e]p"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Steepened
(st[=e]p"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Steepening.]
To become steep or steeper.
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As the way steepened . . . I could detect in the hollow
of the hill some traces of the old path. --H. Miller.
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Steepening
(gcide) | Steepen \Steep"en\ (st[=e]p"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Steepened
(st[=e]p"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Steepening.]
To become steep or steeper.
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As the way steepened . . . I could detect in the hollow
of the hill some traces of the old path. --H. Miller.
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Steeper
(gcide) | Steep \Steep\, a. [Compar. Steeper (-[~e]r); superl.
Steepest.] [OE. steep, step, AS. ste['a]p; akin to Icel.
steyp[eth]r steep, and st[=u]pa to stoop, Sw. stupa to fall,
to tilt; cf. OFries. stap high. Cf. Stoop, v. i., Steep,
v. t., Steeple.]
1. Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon;
ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a
horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill
or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep
declivity; a steep barometric gradient.
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2. Difficult of access; not easily reached; lofty; elevated;
high. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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3. Excessive; as, a steep price. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]Steeper \Steep"er\ (-[~e]r), n.
A vessel, vat, or cistern, in which things are steeped.
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Steepest
(gcide) | Steep \Steep\, a. [Compar. Steeper (-[~e]r); superl.
Steepest.] [OE. steep, step, AS. ste['a]p; akin to Icel.
steyp[eth]r steep, and st[=u]pa to stoop, Sw. stupa to fall,
to tilt; cf. OFries. stap high. Cf. Stoop, v. i., Steep,
v. t., Steeple.]
1. Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon;
ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a
horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill
or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep
declivity; a steep barometric gradient.
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2. Difficult of access; not easily reached; lofty; elevated;
high. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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3. Excessive; as, a steep price. [Slang]
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Steepiness
(gcide) | Steepiness \Steep"i*ness\ (-[i^]*n[e^]s), n.
Steepness. --Howell.
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Steeping
(gcide) | Steep \Steep\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steeped (st[=e]pt); p. pr.
& vb. n. Steeping.] [OE. stepen, probably fr. Icel. steypa
to cause to stoop, cast down, pour out, to cast metals,
causative of st[=u]pa to stoop; cf. Sw. st["o]pa to cast, to
steep, Dan. st["o]be, D. & G. stippen to steep, to dip. Cf.
Stoop, v. i.]
To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of
by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often
used figuratively.
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Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. --Shak.
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In refreshing dew to steep
The little, trembling flowers. --Wordsworth.
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The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.
--Earle.
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Steepish
(gcide) | Steepish \Steep"ish\, a.
Somewhat steep. --Carlyle.
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Steeple
(gcide) | Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,
st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A
weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.
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Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.
Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.
Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.
Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.
Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.
Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Steeple bush
(gcide) | Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,
st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A
weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.
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Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.
Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.
Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.
Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.
Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.
Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Steeple chase
(gcide) | Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,
st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A
weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.
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Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.
Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.
Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.
Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.
Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.
Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Steeple chaser
(gcide) | Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,
st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A
weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.
Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.
Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.
Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.
Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.
Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Steeple engine
(gcide) | Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,
st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A
weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.
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Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.
Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.
Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.
Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.
Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.
Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Steeple house
(gcide) | Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,
st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. "A
weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.
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Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.
Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spiraea tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.
Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.
Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.
Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.
Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Steeplechasing
(gcide) | Steeplechasing \Stee"ple*chas`ing\ (-ch[=a]s`[i^]ng), n.
The act of riding steeple chases.
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Steeple-crowned
(gcide) | Steeple-crowned \Stee"ple-crowned`\ (-kround`), a.
1. Bearing a steeple; as, a steeple-crowned building.
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2. Having a crown shaped like a steeple; as, a
steeple-crowned hat; also, wearing a hat with such a
crown.
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This grave, bearded, sable-cloaked, and
steeple-crowned progenitor. --Hawthorne.
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Steepled
(gcide) | Steepled \Stee"pled\ (st[=e]"p'ld), a.
Furnished with, or having the form of, a steeple; adorned
with steeples. --Fairfax.
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Steeply
(gcide) | Steeply \Steep"ly\ (st[=e]p"l[y^]), adv.
In a steep manner; with steepness; with precipitous
declivity.
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Steepness
(gcide) | Steepness \Steep"ness\, n.
1. Quality or state of being steep; precipitous declivity;
as, the steepnessof a hill or a roof.
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2. Height; loftiness. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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Steep-up
(gcide) | Steep-up \Steep"-up`\ (-[u^]p`), a.
Lofty and precipitous. [R.]
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Her stand she takes upon a steep-up hill. --Shak.
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Steepy
(gcide) | Steepy \Steep"y\ (-[y^]), a.
Steep; precipitous. [Poetic]
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No more, my goats, shall I behold you climb
The steepy cliffs, or crop the flow'ry thyme. --Dryden.
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Unsteeped
(gcide) | Unsteeped \Unsteeped\
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steep-sided
(wn) | steep-sided
adj 1: having very steep sides |
steepen
(wn) | steepen
v 1: become steeper; "The mountain side has steepened"
2: make steeper; "The landslides have steepened the mountain
sides" |
steeper
(wn) | steeper
n 1: a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping |
steepish
(wn) | steepish
adj 1: somewhat steep |
steeple
(wn) | steeple
n 1: a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building
(usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at
the top [syn: steeple, spire] |
steeplechase
(wn) | steeplechase
n 1: a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with
hurdles and a water jump
2: a horse race over an obstructed course |
steeplechaser
(wn) | steeplechaser
n 1: a horse trained to run in steeplechases |
steeplejack
(wn) | steeplejack
n 1: someone who builds or maintains very tall structures |
steeply
(wn) | steeply
adv 1: in a steep manner; "the street rose steeply up to the
castle" |
steepness
(wn) | steepness
n 1: the property possessed by a slope that is very steep [syn:
abruptness, precipitousness, steepness] [ant:
gentleness, gradualness] |
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