steady
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Is steady a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of steady?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (informal, dated) With whom one is going steady.Examples: "I have been trying to remember what other porn movies I've seen. I know that I should be able to recall many a title as, When I was eighteen, my steady girlfriend and I would go to drive-in theatres and half-watch them all the time."datedinformal
2. (Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Confident and cool-headed under pressure; competent; reliable, adept.Examples: "You get it right too many times. Your viewers must think you're damn solid, right? Get so many right on TV, steady lah, ang moh, they say, right? Fame gone to your head, is it?"Synonyms: steady pom pi pi, solidSingaporeSinglishpredicative
verb (English)
1. (transitive, sometimes figurative) To stabilize; to prevent from shaking.Examples: "I took a drink to steady my nerves."figurativelysometimestransitive
2. (intransitive) To become stable.Examples: "The ship steadied in the air. Another spray of ballast came, heavier than the last."intransitive
particle (English)
1. (African-American Vernacular) Aspect marker indicating consistency or intensity.
noun (English)
1. (informal) A regular boyfriend or girlfriend.Examples: "“Dalton is my steady, now. If I break up with him, you're the first on the list.” “Thanks,” said Ted. “What a privilege to be second choice.”"informal
2. (informal) A prostitute's regular customer.Examples: "Some of my steadies wanted me to go out with them on a date. Occasionally I let one of them take me to a film or out for a meal."informal
adv (English)
1. (rowing, informal) To row with pressure at a low stroke-rating, often 18 strokes per minute.Examples: "After the sprint pieces, we rowed steady for the rest of practice."informalnot-comparable
intj (English)
1. (Singlish) Alright!, way to go!, nice!Singlish
Definition source: Wiktionary