[steel] 
| 1. | any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content. |
| 2. | a thing or things made of this metal. |
| 3. | a flat strip of this metal used for stiffening, esp. in corsets; stay. |
| 4. | a bar of this metal that has one end formed to hold a bit for driving through rock. |
| 5. | steels, stocks or bonds of companies producing this metal. |
| 6. | a sword. |
| 7. | a rounded rod of ridged steel, fitted with a handle and used esp. for sharpening knives. |
| 8. | pertaining to or made of steel. |
| 9. | like steel in color, hardness, or strength. |
| 10. | to fit with steel, as by pointing, edging, or overlaying. |
| 11. | to cause to resemble steel in some way. |
| 12. | to render insensible, inflexible, unyielding, determined, etc.: He steeled himself to perform the dangerous task. |
| steel (stēl) Pronunciation Key
Any of various hard, strong, flexible alloys of iron and carbon. Often, other metals are added to give steel a particular property, such as chromium and nickel to make it stainless. Steel is widely used in many kinds of tools and as a structural material in building. |