# steels

Pronunciation: say "STEELZ" /stiːlz/

## Noun

1. Plural of steel. — plural of steel
   - Simple: Plural of steel. Use this form when talking about more than one kind of steel.
   - _Modern toolmakers choose between dozens of steels depending on hardness and cost._
   - _High-carbon steels hold a sharp edge longer than softer grades._
3. Shares in steel-manufacturing companies, or the quoted prices of those shares.
   - Simple: Shares in companies that make steel, or their listed prices.
   - _Traders piled into steels as construction demand surged across Asia._
   - _The fund manager trimmed her holdings in steels before the downturn._
4. Ice skates, or the steel blades fitted to them.
   - Simple: Ice skates, or the metal blades fixed to them.
   - _The boys strapped on their steels and raced along the frozen canal._
   - _She sharpened her steels before the morning practice session._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of steel. — third-person singular simple present indicative of steel
   - Simple: Third-person singular of steel. Use it after he, she, or it.
   - _A good leader steels her team against the worst possible news._
   - _The captain steels himself for the long voyage ahead._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/steels (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).