Definitions for steadies

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steadies stead·y

Spelling: [sted-ee]

IPA: /ˈstɛd i/

Steadies is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 249 anagrams from letters in steadies (adeeisst).

Definitions for steadies

noun

1. Informal. a person of the opposite sex whom one dates exclusively; sweetheart; boyfriend or girlfriend.
2. Informal. a steady visitor, customer, or the like; habitué.

Idioms

1. go steady, Informal. to date one person exclusively:

adverb

1. in a firm or steady manner:
2. Informal. steadily, regularly, or continuously:

adjective

1. firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium:
2. even or regular in movement:
3. free from change, variation, or interruption; uniform; continuous:
4. constant, regular, or habitual:
5. free from excitement or agitation; calm:
6. firm; unfaltering:
7. steadfast or unwavering; resolute:
8. settled, staid, or sober, as a person, habits, etc.
9. Nautical. (of a vessel) keeping nearly upright, as in a heavy sea.

interjection

1. (used to urge someone to calm down or be under control.)
2. Nautical. (a helm order to keep a vessel steady on its present heading.)

verb (used with object)

1. to make or keep steady, as in position, movement, action, character, etc.:

verb (used without object)

1. to become steady.

Origin of steadies

1520-30; 1905-10 for def 12; stead + -y¹

Examples for steadies

For Reid, wealth accumulation has come from a steady diet of land deals and playing the market.

Outside, a lone traffic policeman directs a steady stream of motorbikes.

That sort o' trade, ye see, miss, the demand's not steady in it.

She stopped the running and meditated with a steady, hard deliberation.

Dozier kept Gray Peter at a steady pace, never varying his gait.

In the next room the voices of the four were a steady, rumbling murmur.

Superintendent Smith, in fact, had fielded a steady stream of complaints about him that never resulted in any direct action.

It is the steady accretion of detail that may yet be the most damaging factor in the battle for British hearts and minds.

Activating iPhones promised a lucrative, steady revenue stream for Synchronoss.

His eyes, round and full and steady, taxed her with falsehood, with hypocrisy.