steady nerves

Steady Nerves — Infobox Album Name = Steady Nerves Type = Studio album Artist = Graham Parker and the Shot Released = 1985 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = Label = Elektra Records Producer = William Wittman and Graham Parker Reviews = Last album = This album =… …   Wikipedia

steady nerves — strong nerves, nerves that do not tremble …   English contemporary dictionary

steady — [sted′ē] adj. steadier, steadiest [ STEAD + Y2] 1. that does not shake, tremble, totter, etc.; firm; fixed; stable 2. constant, regular, uniform, or continuous; not changing, wavering, or faltering [a steady gaze, a steady diet, a steady rhythm]… …   English World dictionary

steady — steadily, adv. steadiness, n. /sted ee/, adj., steadier, steadiest, interj., n., pl. steadies, v., steadied, steadying, adv. adj. 1. firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder. 2. even or regular in movement: th …   Universalium

steady — I. adjective (steadier; est) Etymology: Middle English stedy, from stede Date: 14th century 1. a. direct or sure in movement ; unfaltering < a steady hand > b. firm in position ; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

steady — stead•y [[t]ˈstɛd i[/t]] adj. stead•i•er, stead•i•est, 1) firmly placed or fixed; stable: a steady ladder[/ex] 2) even or regular in movement: a steady rhythm[/ex] 3) free from change, variation, or interruption; continuous 4) constant, regular,… …   From formal English to slang

steady — /ˈstɛdi / (say stedee) adjective (steadier, steadiest) 1. firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium; even or regular in movement: a steady ladder. 2. free from change, variation, or interruption; uniform; continuous: a steady wind …   Australian English dictionary

steady state — Synonyms and related words: aplomb, balance, balanced personality, ceaselessness, complex variable, consecutiveness, constancy, constant flow, continualness, continuity, continuousness, cool, endlessness, equilibrium, fastness, featurelessness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

steady your nerves — phrase to stop yourself from feeling nervous She took a deep breath to steady her nerves. Thesaurus: to be, or to become calm and stop worryingsynonym Main entry: steady * * * steady your nerves : to make yourself calm or calmer …   Useful english dictionary

steady — 1 adjective 1 NOT MOVING firmly held in a particular position and not moving or shaking: Keep the camera steady while you take a picture. | a steady hand: You need a steady hand for such a delicate job. 2 CONTINUOUS moving, happening, or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

nerves — n. nervousness 1) an attack; bundle of nerves mental state 2) to fray, frazzle smb. s nerves; to get on smb. s nerves 3) to calm, settle one s nerves 4) frayed, frazzled; steady; strong; taut; weak nerves misc. 5) to have nerves of steel ( to be… …   Combinatory dictionary