Steady

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Firm in position or place; fixed.
  • adj. Direct and unfaltering; sure.
  • adj. Free or almost free from change, variation, or fluctuation; uniform: a steady increase in value; a steady breeze.
  • adj. Not easily excited or upset: steady nerves.
  • adj. Unwavering, as in purpose; steadfast.
  • adj. Reliable; dependable.
  • adj. Temperate; sober.
  • v. To make or become steady.
  • interjection. Nautical Used to direct a helmsman to keep a ship's head in the same direction: Steady as she goes!
  • n. The person whom one dates regularly, usually exclusively.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions
  • adj. regular and even
  • adj. slow
  • v. To stabilize something; to prevent from shaking.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
  • adj. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.
  • adj. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform
  • v. To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.
  • verb-intransitive. To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Firmly fixed in place or position; unmoved.
  • Firm or unfaltering in action; resolute: as, a steady stroke; a steady purpose.
  • In this sense much used elliptically in command, for‘keep’ or’ hold steady’: Nautical, an order to the helmsman to keep the ship straight on her course.
  • In hunting, an order to a dog to be wary and careful.
  • Free from irregularity or unevenness, or from tendency to irregular motion; regular; constant; undeviating; uniform: as, steady motion; a steady light; a steady course; a steady breeze; a steady gait.
  • Constant in mind, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to relinquish a purpose: as, to be steady in the pursuit of an object; steady conduct.
  • Hence Sober; industrious; persevering: as, a steady workman.
  • n. In machinery, some device for steadying or holding a piece of work.
  • n. In stone-cutting, a support for blocking up a stone to be dressed, cut, or broken.
  • n. Same as stadda.
  • To make steady; hold or keep from shaking, staggering, swaying, reeling, or falling; support; make or keep firm: as, to steady the hand.
  • Hence To make regular and persevering in character and conduct: as, trouble and disappointment had steadied him.
  • To become steady; regain or maintain an upright or stable position or condition; move steadily.
  • n. A dialectal form of stithy.
  • n. A young man who is the ‘steady company’ of a young woman; also, the young woman in the same relation to the young man.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  • ad. in a steady manner
  • adj. not easily excited or upset
  • adj. not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
  • adj. not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
  • adj. relating to a person who does something regularly
  • v. make steady
  • v. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
  • adj. securely in position; not shaky
  • n. a person loved by another person
    • Equivalent
    resolute    unexcitable    stable    sure-footed    steady-going    steadied    regular    firm    rock-steady    unwavering   
    Antonym
    unsteady   
    Verb Form
    steadied    steadies    steadying   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    stabilise    stabilize   
    Cross Reference
    steady pin    steady motion   
    Variant
    steadied    steadiest    steadier   
    Form
    steadied    steadying    go steady    ready    steady    go    going steady    rock-steady   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    unremitted    undeviating    invariable    uniform    regular    stable    fixed    firm    resolute    constant   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Eddie    Eddy    Freddie    Freddy    Reddy    Teddie    Teddy    already    bready    eddy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    slow    gentle    constant    strong    vigorous   
     
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