steeper

CEFRB1

/stˈipər/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Rising or falling more sharply.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A vessel, vat, or cistern in which things are steeped.

Examples

  • The higher we climbed, the steeper became the mountain.

  • It's a steeper, nah, is this, an' reight an' all.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. The stem of a shrub or small tree in a hedgerow, often laid by being partially cut through at the base in the process of laying a hedge.

  2. comparative form of steep: more steep

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A downpour; a soaking rain.

More examples

In context

  • The trail got steeper.

  • The piping A', B', C' is arranged so that the contents of each cistern can be passed through any one of the steepers. The steepers have perforated false bottoms, shown in plan in Fig. 2, […]

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Origin

adjective

From steep + -er.