Definitions For Steeve

Verb

steeves , steeving , steeved (archaic) To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; said of the bowsprit, etc. (transitive) To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve.

Translations

Dutch: stevenen

Noun

STEEVE (plural STEEVEs) (nautical) The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel. A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales and similar cargo needing to be packed tightly.

Etymology

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Anagrams

vestee

Is Steeve a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
10

The word Steeve is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

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