steal, v. [pilfer], filch, peculate, purloin, poach, [abstract], [rob], [defraud], [pirate], [plunder], [crib], [pillage], rapine [loot], thieve, [embezzle], peculate, plagiarize; insinuate, creep furtively, go stealthily, [sneak], slink, [skulk]; ratten.
stealer, n. See thief.
stealing, n. [theft], larceny, [robbery], [pilfering], [peculation], [thievery], [abstraction], looting, cribbing, [rapine], [depredation], surreption, [piracy], plundering, [pillage], [embezzlement], [peculation], shop lifting, plagiarism. Associated words: [light-fingered], [booty], [spoil], [plunder], [loot], [swag], spoils, [predatory], [fence], kleptomania.
stealthy, a. [clandestine], [sly], [secret], furtive, skulking, [underhand].
steam, n. [vapor], [reek], [fume], emanation, effluvium, exhalation, stufa.
steam organ. calliope.
steel, n. Associated words: siderotechny, siderurgy, bessemerize, Bessemer, damaskeen, damask.
steel, v. fortify, [brace], [nerve].
steel-engraving, n. siderography.
steep, a. precipitous, [abrupt], [sheer], [perpendicular]: (Slang) [excessive], [immoderate].