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Soak :: Soak (v. i.) To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak..

Abruptness :: Abruptness (n.) The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness.

Bank :: Bank (n.) A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of a ravine..

Steep :: Steep (v. i.) To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is steeping..

Bate :: Bate (v. t.) To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather..

Insteep :: Insteep (v. t.) To steep or soak; to drench.

Infuse :: Infuse (v. t.) To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak..

Steep :: Steep (v. t.) Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon; ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep declivity; a steep barometric gradient..

Still :: Still (n.) A steep hill or ascent.

Pitch :: Pitch (n.) The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant; as, a steep pitch in the road; the pitch of a roof..

Spire :: Spire (n.) A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Arch.), the roof of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high in proportion to its width; also, the pyramidal or aspiring termination of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as that of Strasburg cathedral; the tapering part of a steeple, or the steeple itself..

Cliff :: Cliff (n.) A high, steep rock; a precipice..

Spiricle :: Spired (a.) Having a spire; being in the form of a spire; as, a spired steeple..

Scarp :: Scarp (n.) A steep descent or declivity.

Precipitate :: Precipitate (a.) Falling, flowing, or rushing, with steep descent; headlong..

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar between the capital and base (see Illust. of Column). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof. Also, the spire of a steeple..

Bitters :: Bitters (n. pl.) A liquor, generally spirituous in which a bitter herb, leaf, or root is steeped..

Terrace :: Terrace (v.) A level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea..

Uprising :: Uprising (n.) Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent..

Steep :: Steep (n.) A rennet bag.

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