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{
"term": "steel",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"image": "data/images/ki/kitchen_cutting.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a strong, hard metal that is made of a mixture of iron and carbon",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the **iron and steel** industry"
},
{
"text": "The frame is made of steel."
},
{
"text": "Small steel plates were attached to the front and back of the bone."
},
{
"text": "The bridge is reinforced with huge steel girders."
},
{
"text": "building in steel and aluminium"
},
{
"text": "the advantages of building in steel and glass"
}
],
"topics": ["Physics and chemistry"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["solid", "forged", "galvanized"],
"verb + steel": ["make", "manufacture", "produce"],
"steel + noun": ["sheet", "industry", "manufacture"],
"preposition": ["in steel"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the industry that produces steel",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Steel used to be important in South Wales."
},
{
"text": "steel workers"
},
{
"text": "a steel town"
},
{
"text": "The factories and **steel mills** have now almost disappeared."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a long, thin, straight piece of steel with a rough surface, used for rubbing knives on to make them sharp",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "weapons that are used for fighting",
"labels": "(old use or literary)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the clash of steel"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "having a quality like steel, especially a strong, cold or hard quality",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She felt a hand of steel *(= a strong, firm hand)* on her arm."
},
{
"text": "You need a cool head and **nerves of steel** *(= great courage)*."
},
{
"text": "There was a hint of steel in his voice *(= he sounded cold and firm)*."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/stiːl/",
"audio": "st/steel/steel__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/stiːl/",
"audio": "st/steel/steel__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English stȳle, stēli, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch staal, German Stahl, also to the noun stay sense (2). The verb dates from the late 16th cent."
}