Dictionary Entry
steady
steady is a 6-letter English word with 15 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, verb, adjective, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 9 · 15 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
- 2noun
Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object.
- 3noun
Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.
- 4transitive verb
To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.
- 5intransitive verb
To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.
- 6noun
a person loved by another person
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- 7verb
make steady
"steady yourself"
- 8verb
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
"brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
- 9adjective
not easily excited or upset
"steady nerves"
- 10adjective
relating to a person who does something regularly
"a regular customer"
"a steady drinker"
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- 11adjective
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
"firm convictions"
"a firm mouth"
- 12adjective
securely in position; not shaky
"held the ladder steady"
- 13adjective
not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
"stocks are still firm"
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- 14adjective
not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
"a steady beat"
"a steady job"
- 15adverb
in a steady manner
"he could still walk steadily"
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