Dictionary Entry
steer
steer is a 5-letter English word with 13 senses as adjective, transitive verb, noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under Ox. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 5 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 5 · Words With Friends 5 · 13 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under Ox.
- 2transitive verb
To castrate; -- said of male calves.
- 3noun
To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; -- applied especially to a vessel in the water.
- 4intransitive verb
To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course.
- 5intransitive verb
To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily.
- 6intransitive verb
To conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of action.
- 7transitive verb
A rudder or helm.
- 8noun
A helmsman, a pilot.
- 9noun
castrated bull
Synonyms
- 10noun
an indication of potential opportunity
"he got a tip on the stock market"
"a good lead for a job"
- 11verb
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- 12verb
direct (oneself) somewhere
"Steer clear of him"
- 13verb
be a guiding or motivating force or drive
"The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"
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