steel
[steel]
–noun
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 andheat 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 fordriving 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 usedesp. for sharpening knives.
