steel

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♦ steel /st'iːl/ (steels steeling steeled)
1 [N-MASS] oft N n
Steel is a very strong metal which is made mainly from iron. Steel is used for making many things, for example bridges, buildings, vehicles, and cutlery.
...steel pipes.
...the iron and steel industry...
The front wall is made of corrugated steel.
see also stainless steel
2 [N-UNCOUNT] oft N n
Steel is used to refer to the industry that produces steel and items made of steel.
...a three-month study of European steel...
3 [VERB] V pron-refl for/against n, V pron-refl to-inf
If you steel yourself, you prepare to deal with something unpleasant.
Those involved are steeling themselves for the coming battle...
I was steeling myself to call round when Simon arrived.stain|less steel /st'eɪnləs st'iːl/
[N-UNCOUNT]
Stainless steel is a metal made from steel and chromium which does not rust.
...a stainless steel sink.steel band (steel bands)
[N-COUNT]
A steel band is a band of people who play music on special metal drums. Steel bands started in the West Indies.steel wool
[N-UNCOUNT]
Steel wool is a mass of fine steel threads twisted together into a small ball and used for cleaning hard surfaces or removing paint.

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