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Stear

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stear"

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Word	Definition
sternnoun	(nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
guidenoun	Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
standnoun	The act of standing.
stemnoun	The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
steevenoun	(nautical) The angle that a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel.
sailenoun	Obsolete spelling of sail. [(nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.]
veernoun	A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.
seelnoun	(UK, dialectal) Good fortune; happiness; bliss.
take the wheelverb	To be in control of the steering wheel of a vehicle or a vessel.
strandnoun	Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
stepnoun	An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
give the stemverb	(transitive, nautical, obsolete) To ram with a ship.
keelhaleverb	Obsolete form of keelhaul. [(transitive, nautical) To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship with the intent of causing painful injuries.]
answer the helmverb	(nautical, intransitive, said of a ship) To respond to a movement of the helm by changing direction; only happens if the ship has steerageway.
stayverb	(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
sheer	(by extension) Downright; complete; pure.
bearnoun	A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
let driveverb	(idiomatic, obsolete) To aim a blow; to strike with force; to attack; to shoot (an arrow or firearm).
keelnoun	(nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
haulnoun	An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug.