steel in English: A very strong, hard metal made from iron, used for buildings, tools, and machines. (noun)

Translation

A very strong, hard metal made from iron, used for buildings, tools, and machines.

Word origin

From Old English stiele, from an old Germanic word meaning firm or standing fast.

Gender

Pluralsteels

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"Made of steel" says what material the bridge is built from.

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Here "steel" is used before a noun to say what the door is made of.

stronger .

"Steel" is usually uncountable, so it takes no a and no plural.

metal

A hard, shiny material such as iron, gold or silver, which heat and electricity pass through easily.

iron

A heavy tool with a flat bottom that you heat and push over clothes to make them smooth; also the hard grey metal it is made from.

strong

Having a lot of power in the body, or hard to break.

gold

A shiny yellow metal that is worth a lot of money.

silver

A shiny grey-white metal that is worth a lot of money, used for coins, rings and spoons.

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