Definition of steep

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Steeping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stee.

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Steepness :: Steepness (n.) Quality or state of being steep; precipitous declivity; as, the steepnessof a hill or a roof..
Bank :: Bank (n.) A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of a ravine..
Souse :: Souse (v. t.) To steep in pickle; to pickle.
Mansard Roof :: Mansard roof () A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being steeper than the upper one..
Breakneck :: Breakneck (n.) A steep place endangering the neck.
Hang :: Hang (n.) A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
Steeping :: Steeped (imp. & p. p.) of Stee.
Spire :: Spire (n.) A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Arch.), the roof of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high in proportion to its width; also, the pyramidal or aspiring termination of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as that of Strasburg cathedral; the tapering part of a steeple, or the steeple itself..
Ciderkin :: Ciderkin (n.) A kind of weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water.
Steeple-crowned :: Steeple-crowned (a.) Bearing a steeple; as, a steeple-crowned building..
Soak :: Soak (v. i.) To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak..
Drench :: Drench (v. t.) To steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to saturate with water or other liquid; to immerse.
Water-rot :: Water-rot (v. t.) To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot hemp or flax..
Steer :: Steepy (a.) Steep; precipitous.
Steeped :: Steep (a.) Bright; glittering; fiery.
Insteeping :: Insteeping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Instee.
Bitters :: Bitters (n. pl.) A liquor, generally spirituous in which a bitter herb, leaf, or root is steeped..
Arduous :: Arduous (a.) Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb..
Revetment :: Revetment (v. t.) A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall..
Sprag :: Sprag (v. t.) To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep grade, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel..
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