Steel vs. Grillage
Difference Between Steel and Grillage
Steelnoun
An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.
Grillagenoun
A foundation of crisscrossing timber or steel beams, usually for spreading heavy loads over large areas.
Steelnoun
(countable) Any item made of this metal, particularly including:
Steelnoun
Bladed or pointed weapons, as swords, javelins, daggers.
Steelnoun
A piece used for striking sparks from flint.
Steelnoun
Armor.
Steelnoun
A honing steel, a tool used to sharpen or hone metal blades.
Steelnoun
(sewing) Pieces used to strengthen, support, or expand an item of clothing.
Steelnoun
(dialectal) A flat iron.
Steelnoun
A sewing needle; a knitting needle; a sharp metal stylus.
Steelnoun
(printing) An engraving plate:
Steelnoun
Projectiles.
Steelnoun
(sewing) A fringe of beads or decoration of this metal.
Steelnoun
A type of slide used while playing the steel guitar.
Steelnoun
Medicinal consumption of this metal; chalybeate medicine; (eventually) any iron or iron-treated water consumed as a medical treatment.
Steelnoun
(countable) Varieties of this metal.
Steelnoun
The gray hue of this metal; steel-gray, or steel blue.
Steelnoun
(figurative) Extreme hardness or resilience.
Steeladjective
Made of steel.
Steeladjective
Similar to steel in color, strength, or the like; steely.
Steeladjective
(business) Of or belonging to the manufacture or trade in steel.
Steeladjective
Containing steel.
Steeladjective
(printing) Engraved on steel.
Steelverb
(transitive) To edge, cover, or point with steel.
Steelverb
(transitive) To harden or strengthen; to nerve or make obdurate; to fortify against.
Steelverb
To back with steel.
Steelverb
To treat a liquid with steel for medicinal purposes.
Steelverb
To press with a flat iron.
Steelverb
To cause to resemble steel in appearance.
Steelverb
(transitive) To steelify; to turn iron into steel.
Steelverb
(transitive) To electroplate an item, particularly an engraving plate, with a layer of iron.
Steelverb
(transitive) To sharpen with a honing steel.
Steelproper noun
Coldbath Fields Prison in London, closed in 1877.
Steelnoun
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
Steelnoun
a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade
Steelnoun
knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod
Steelverb
get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
Steelverb
cover, plate, or edge with steel
