Word Study
steenkirk |
steep |
steep-down |
steep-sided |
steep-up |
steepen
| steeper
| steepiness
| steepish
| steeple
| steeple-crowned
steepen
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb steepen has 2 senses
- steepen(v = verb.change) Array - become steeper; "The mountain side has steepened" is one way to change
- steepen(v = verb.change) Array - make steeper; "The landslides have steepened the mountain sides" is one way to alter, change, modify
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
steepen, v. i.
To become steep or steeper. [1913 Webster]
"As the way steepened . . . I could detect in the hollow of the hill some traces of the old path."
[1913 Webster]
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