steep
suomi-englanti sanakirjasteep englannista suomeksi
jyrkkä
jyrkänne
uppoutua
uuttaa, liottaa
kohtuuton
steep englanniksi
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
(ux)
Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
(RQ:Chapman DGC)
- Her ears and thoughts in steep amaze erected
resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular
1833, (w), ''The Wondrous Tale of Alroy''
- It ended precipitously in a dark and narrow ravine, formed on the other side by an opposite mountain, the lofty steep of which was crested by a city gently rising on a gradual slope
1820, (w), ''Composed at Cora Linn, in sight of Wallace's Tower''
- In refreshing dews to steep / The little, trembling flowers.
1871, (w), ''The Philology of the English Tongue''
- The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.
1989, (w), ''Big Fellah'':
- We fought against each other, two brothers steeped in blood / But I never doubted that your heart was broken in the flood / And though we had to shoot you down in golden (w) / I always knew that Ireland lost her greatest son of all.
A liquid used in a steeping process
''Corn steep has many industrial uses.''
A bag.