steep

steep is a 5-letter English word with 15 senses as adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Bright; glittering; fiery. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 15 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Bright; glittering; fiery.
2. transitive verb. To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often used figuratively.
3. intransitive verb. To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is steeping.
4. noun. Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing liquid to hasten the germination of seeds.
5. noun. A rennet bag.
6. transitive verb. Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon; ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep declivity; a steep barometric gradient.
7. transitive verb. Difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
8. transitive verb. Excessive; as, a steep price.
9. noun. A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of the horizon; a precipice.
10. noun. a steep place (as on a hill)
11. verb. let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse

    "steep the blossoms in oil"

    "steep the fruit in alcohol"

    Synonyms: infuse

12. verb. devote (oneself) fully to

    "He immersed himself into his studies"

    Synonyms: absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge

13. adjective. having a sharp inclination

    "the steep attic stairs"

    "steep cliffs"

14. adjective. of a slope; set at a high angle

    "note the steep incline"

    "a steep roof sheds snow"

15. adjective. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

    "exorbitant rent"

    "extortionate prices"

    Synonyms: exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious

Synonyms

infuse, absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in steep:

peste, spete

Common word forms

steeps, steeped, steepen, steeper, steeply, steepest, steeping, steepness

Words from these letters

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