Steadiest - English meaning

verb

Moor (a ship) to the sea bottom with an anchor.

Usage examples:

The ship was anchored in the lee of the island

noun

A heavy object attached to a cable or chain and used to moor a ship to the sea bottom, typically having a metal shank with a pair of curved, barbed flukes at one end.

Usage examples:

The boat, no longer held fast by its anchor, swung wildly

noun

An anchorman or anchorwoman.

Usage examples:

He signed off after nineteen years as cbs news anchor

adjective

Keeping or showing a balance; in good proportions.

Usage examples:

She assembled a balanced team

verb

Put (something) in a steady position so that it does not fall.

Usage examples:

A mug that she balanced on her knee

adjective

Giving all sides equal attention and consideration

Usage examples:

The news program prided itself on its balanced reporting.

verb

Make (a structure) stronger or firmer with wood, iron, or other forms of support.

Usage examples:

The posts were braced by lengths of timber

noun

A device fitted to something, in particular a weak or injured part of the body, to give support.

Usage examples:

A neck brace

noun

A pair of straps that pass over the shoulders and fasten to the top of trousers at the front and back to hold them up.

Usage examples:

He wore a bowler hat, white shirt, trousers and braces like the main character and would become agg…

adjective

Constant and unending.

Usage examples:

The fort was subjected to ceaseless bombardment

adjective

Continuing without ever stopping

Usage examples:

When a baby becomes ill there can be ceaseless crying., she worked ceaselessly for change.

verb

Fix with cement.

Usage examples:

Wooden posts were cemented into the ground

noun

A powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, mixed with water to form mortar or mixed with sand, gravel, and water to make concrete.

Usage examples:

We were having some building work done and there was cement, sand and mortar lying around.

adjective

Remaining the same.

Usage examples:

Changeless truths

adjective

Used to describe something that never seems to change

Usage examples:

Surrounded by this changeless landscape, one can imagine the world as it was many thousands of year…

adjective

Acting or done in the same way over time, especially so as to be fair or accurate.

Usage examples:

The parents are being consistent and firm in their reactions

adjective

Occurring continuously over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The constant background noise of the city

noun

A situation that does not change.

Usage examples:

The condition of struggle remained a constant

adjective

Nearly continuous or very frequent

Usage examples:

We had a constant stream of visitors., even in this age of high technology, the popularity of hunti…

adjective

Forming a sequence in which the same action or event is repeated frequently.

Usage examples:

His plane went down after continual attacks

Occurring without interruption

adjective

Forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.

Usage examples:

The whole performance is enacted in one continuous movement

adjective

Without a pause or break

Usage examples:

A continuous line of traffic, he spoke continuously for more than two hours.

adjective

Trustworthy and reliable.

Usage examples:

A dependable supply of cold beer

adjective

Deserving of trust or confidence

Usage examples:

I need a dependable baby-sitter.

adjective

Flat and smooth.

Usage examples:

Prepare the site, then lay an even bed of mortar

verb

Make or become even.

Usage examples:

She cut the hair again to even up the ends

adverb

Used to emphasize something surprising or extreme.

Usage examples:

They have never even heard of the united states

adjective

Moving or capable of moving at high speed.

Usage examples:

A fast and powerful car

adverb

Engaging in or involving activities characterized by excitement, extranvagance, and risk-taking.

Usage examples:

The fast life she led in london

verb

Abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a religious observance.

Usage examples:

The ministry instructed people to fast

adjective

Having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure.

Usage examples:

The bed should be reasonably firm, but not too hard

verb

Make more solid or resilient.

Usage examples:

How can i firm up a sagging bustline?

adverb

In a resolute and determined manner.

Usage examples:

The chancellor has held firm to tough economic policies

adjective

Fastened securely in position.

Usage examples:

A fixed iron ladder down the port side

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

adjective

Not changing

Usage examples:

A fixed stare, a fixed address, she stared fixedly at the screen.

adjective

Not able to be moved.

Usage examples:

All immovable objects have graffiti sprayed on them

noun

Immovable property.

Usage examples:

If george wishes to deny the right of inheritance, ‘he must do so with regard to movable as well as…

adjective

Fixed in place and impossible to move

Usage examples:

Without the help of heavy equipment, that large rock is immovable.

adjective

Never changing.

Usage examples:

His routine was invariable

adjective

Never changing; staying the same

Usage examples:

An invariable response, an invariable rule

verb

Squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space.

Usage examples:

Four of us were jammed in one compartment

verb

Make (fruit) into jam.

noun

An instance of a thing seizing or becoming stuck.

Usage examples:

Paper jams

verb

Make fast (a boat) by attaching it by cable or rope to the shore or to an anchor.

Usage examples:

Twenty or so fishing boats were moored to the pierside

noun

A tract of open uncultivated upland, typically covered with heather.

Usage examples:

A little town in the moors

noun

A member of a north-western african muslim people of mixed berber and arab descent. in the 8th century they conquered the iberian peninsula, but were finally driven out of their last stronghold in granada at the end of the 15th century.

Usage examples:

For centuries córdoba was the moors' capital and one of europe's most sophisticated cities

adjective

Not moving; stationary.

Usage examples:

An eagle hung almost motionless close to the ground

adjective

Not moving

Usage examples:

He looks made of stone, utterly motionless (= completely without movement).

adjective

Without moving

Usage examples:

The horse lay motionless on the ground, as if dead.

adjective

Fastened or constructed with nails.

Usage examples:

A nailed coffin

verb

Fasten with a nail or nails.

Usage examples:

The strips are simply nailed to the roof

adjective

Never ending or changing.

Usage examples:

Deep caves in perpetual darkness

adjective

Continuing forever, or happening all the time

Usage examples:

They lived in perpetual fear of being discovered., she resented his perpetual complaining about her…

adjective

Used to describe a bond or other investment that pays interest for ever

Usage examples:

Cp issued £88 million of perpetual bonds from 1889 onward.

adjective

Arranged in or constituting a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same space between individual instances.

Usage examples:

Plant the flags at regular intervals

noun

A regular customer, member of a team, etc.

Usage examples:

Pub regulars

adjective

Happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next

Usage examples:

A regular heartbeat, working regular hours, trees were planted at regular intervals along the avenu…

verb

Join or fasten (plates of metal) with a rivet or rivets.

Usage examples:

The linings are bonded, not riveted, to the brake shoes for longer wear

noun

A short metal pin or bolt for holding together two plates of metal, its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place.

Usage examples:

A rectangular plate containing an iron rivet

verb

Past simple and past participle of rivet

Usage examples:

Many parts of an aircraft are riveted together., it was an amazing film - i was absolutely riveted.…

adjective

Exhausted; worn out.

Usage examples:

I’m usually completely rooted by the end of a trip and need heaps of physio to recover

verb

Cause (a plant or cutting) to grow roots.

Usage examples:

Root your own cuttings from stock plants

verb

(of an animal) turn up the ground with its snout in search of food.

Usage examples:

Stray dogs rooting around for bones and scraps

adjective

Protected from or not exposed to danger or risk; not likely to be harmed or lost.

Usage examples:

Eggs remain in the damp sand, safe from marine predators

noun

A strong fireproof cabinet with a complex lock, used for the storage of valuables.

Usage examples:

Another successful selling point abrams uses is the discounts many insurance companies give to cust…

adjective

Free from danger or harm, or not causing danger or harm

Usage examples:

Have a safe trip., is this medicine safe for children?, i feel safe here., she’s looking for some s…

adjective

Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.

Usage examples:

Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

verb

Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.

Usage examples:

Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective

Free from risk and the threat of change for the worse

Usage examples:

A secure job, people want to feel secure economically., the museum has a large endowment, so its fu…

verb

Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.

Usage examples:

Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective

Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.

Usage examples:

Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

adjective

Certain to remain safe and unthreatened.

Usage examples:

His position as party leader was less than secure

adjective

(of an object or structure) not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed.

Usage examples:

Specially designed dinghies that are very stable

noun

A building set apart and adapted for keeping horses.

Usage examples:

The horse was led from its stable

verb

Put or keep (a horse) in a stable.

Usage examples:

They must be stabled and fed

adjective

Lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in an undesirable or uninteresting way.

Usage examples:

Demand has grown in what was a fairly static market

noun

Crackling or hissing noises on a telephone, radio, or other telecommunication system.

Usage examples:

The phone was full of static that sounded distant

combining form

In adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -stasis (such as hemostatic corresponding to hemostasis ).

adjective

Not moving or making a sound.

Usage examples:

The still body of the young man

noun

Deep silence and calm; stillness.

Usage examples:

The still of the night

adverb

Up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly.

Usage examples:

He still lives with his mother

adjective

Fastened or attached with string or similar cord.

Usage examples:

A neatly tied package

verb

Attach or fasten with string or similar cord.

Usage examples:

They tied max to a chair

adjective

Not coming to an end; continuous.

Usage examples:

The unceasing efforts of the staff

adjective

Not changing; remaining the same.

Usage examples:

The party stood for unchanging principles

adjective

Not changing; not becoming different

Usage examples:

Some greeks felt that the universe was static and unchanging; others believed that change was const…

adjective

Showing no deviation; constant and steady.

Usage examples:

The undeviating loyalty of his wife

adjective

Not faltering; steady; resolute.

Usage examples:

Her unfaltering energy and determination

adjective

Never stopping or losing strength; not faltering

Usage examples:

Unfaltering commitment/support/belief

adjective

Remaining the same in all cases and at all times; unchanging in form or character.

Usage examples:

Blocks of stone of uniform size

noun

The distinctive clothing worn by members of the same organization or body or by children attending certain schools.

Usage examples:

Airline pilots in dark blue uniforms

verb

Make uniform.

adjective

Never relaxing or slackening; incessant.

Usage examples:

Unremitting drizzle

adjective

Never stopping, becoming weaker, or failing

Usage examples:

Our thanks are due to bob lawrence whose unremitting labours have ensured the success of the whole …

adjective

(of a belief, feeling, or opinion) strongly felt and unable to be changed.

Usage examples:

My unshakeable faith in the goodness of mankind

adjective

If someone's trust or belief is unshakeable, it is firm and cannot be made weaker or destroyed

Usage examples:

She was blessed with an unshakeable belief in her own abilities.

adjective

Not changing; constant or uniform.

Usage examples:

The unvarying routine of parsonage life

adjective

Never changing in amount or level

Usage examples:

I would like to thank you for your unvarying kindness to me., the engine runs at a constant, unvary…

adjective

Never changing in amount or level

Usage examples:

I would like to thank you for your unvarying kindness to me., the engine runs at a constant, unvary…

adjective

Not wavering; steady or resolute.

Usage examples:

She fixed him with an unwavering stare

adjective

Never moving or looking away from something

Usage examples:

She met his unwavering stare., her belief in the project has been unwavering.