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Steady

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Noun

1. steady, sweetheart, sweetie, truelove

a person loved by another person

Verb

2. becalm, calm, steady

make steady

Example Sentences:
'steady yourself'

3. brace, stabilise, stabilize, steady

support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

Example Sentences:
'brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel'

Adjective

4. steady

not subject to change or variation especially in behavior

Example Sentences:
'a steady beat'
'a steady job'
'a steady breeze'
'a steady increase'
'a good steady ballplayer'

5. firm, steady, unfluctuating

not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall

Example Sentences:
'stocks are still firm'

6. steady

securely in position; not shaky

Example Sentences:
'held the ladder steady'

7. firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

Example Sentences:
'firm convictions'
'a firm mouth'
'steadfast resolve'
'a man of unbendable perseverence'
'unwavering loyalty'

8. regular, steady

relating to a person who does something regularly

Example Sentences:
'a regular customer'
'a steady drinker'

9. steady

not easily excited or upset

Example Sentences:
'steady nerves'

Adverb

10. steadily, steady

in a steady manner

Example Sentences:
'he could still walk steadily'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Steady

see synonyms of steady
adjectiveWord forms: steadier or steadiest
1. 
not able to be moved or disturbed easily; stable
2. 
free from fluctuation
the level stayed steady
3. 
not easily excited; imperturbable
4. 
staid; sober
5. 
regular; habitual
a steady drinker
6. 
continuous
a steady flow
7. nautical
(of a vessel) keeping upright, as in heavy seas
verbWord forms: steadies, steadying or steadied
8. 
to make or become steady
adverb
9. 
in a steady manner
10.  go steady
nounWord forms: plural steadies
11. informal
one's regular boyfriend or girlfriend
exclamation
12. nautical
an order to the helmsman to stay on a steady course
13. 
a warning to keep calm, be careful, etc
14. British
a command to get set to start, as in a race
ready, steady, go!

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Steady

see synonyms of steady
adjectiveWord forms: ˈsteadier or ˈsteadiest
1. 
that does not shake, tremble, totter, etc.; firm; fixed; stable
2. 
constant, regular, uniform, or continuous; not changing, wavering, or faltering
a steady gaze, a steady diet, a steady rhythm
3. 
not given to sudden changes in behavior, loyalty, disposition, etc.
4. 
habitual or regular; by habit
a steady customer
5. 
not easily agitated, excited, or upset; calm and controlled
steady nerves
6. 
grave; sober; staid; reliable; not frivolous or dissipated
7. 
keeping almost upright, as in a rough sea, or staying headed in the same direction
said of a ship
interjection
8. 
stay calm; control yourself
9. 
keep the ship headed in the same direction
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈsteadied or ˈsteadying
10. 
to make or become steady
noun
11.  US, Informal
a person whom one dates regularly and exclusively; sweetheart
adverbWord forms: ˈsteadier or ˈsteadiest
12. 
in a steady manner

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Steady

see synonyms of steady
n. pl. stead·ies
The person whom one dates regularly, usually exclusively.
adj. stead·i·er, stead·i·est
1. Firm in position or place; fixed.
2. Direct and unfaltering; sure.
3. Free or almost free from change, variation, or fluctuation; uniform: a steady increase in value; a steady breeze.
4. Not easily excited or upset: steady nerves.
5. Unwavering, as in purpose; steadfast.
6. Reliable; dependable.
7. Temperate; sober.
tr. & intr.v. stead·ied, stead·y·ing, stead·ies
To make or become steady.
interj.
Nautical
Used to direct a helmsman to keep a ship's head in the same direction: Steady as she goes!

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