English Explanatory Dictionary

steeper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. comparative form of steep: more steep
noun
  1. A vessel, vat, or cistern in which things are steeped.
  2. The stem of a shrub or small tree in a hedgerow, often laid by being partially cut through at the base in the process of laying a hedge.
  3. A downpour; a soaking rain.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-steeper.wav

Word forms

steeper steepers

Etymology

From steep + -er.

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