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Steep

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
stiːp

Definitions

  1. The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.
  2. A liquid used in a steeping process
  3. A rennet bag.

Equivalents

43 more languages
العربيةحاد
Azərbaycan dilidiksarp
Беларускаякруты
Българскиварястръмен
Catalàrost
Cymraegserth
Ελληνικάαπότομος
Esperantokruta
Eestijärsk
Euskarapiko
Gàidhligmasgtarraing
Magyarmeredek
Հայերենդիքզառիվեր
ქართულიფრიალო
Lietuviųstatus
Te Reo Māoritutū
Македонскистрмен
Bahasa Melayuceruncuram
Nederlandssteilweken
Românăabrupt
Svenskabrantdra
ไทยชั้น
Tiếng Việtdốcngầm

Examples

“It ended precipitously in a dark and narrow ravine, formed on the other side by an opposite mountain, the lofty steep of which was crested by a city gently rising on a gradual slope
“[L]ess scared, but not built for gazelle cavorting, so awkward on the steep that she had to take to hands and knees, and looked more like a monkey.”
Corn steep has many industrial uses.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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