Noun used with modifier

• bit: Over £ 100 to move my flash seems a bit steep!

Used with adjective complement

• seem: The climb does not seems steep, but it is arduous and should be treated with respect.

Modifies a noun

• slope: Here you're on a steep slope of rough pasture.

• hill: We choose to walk up the steep hill to the mid Halfway Station.

• gradient: The lowest gears may only be necessary if the vehicle is loaded or when you are climbing a steep gradient.

• descent: Many rock marks used by anglers involve a steep descent down cliffs on tracks more suited to mountain goats.

• hillside: The crag stands above a steep woody hillside, with a caravan site down on the right of the road.

• climb: The moderate steep climb up to valley to the top of Glen Coe goes through the most dramatic alpine scenery in Scotland.

Modifying Another Word

• fairly: Fairly steep, narrow glens; gullies on higher land to west.

• moderately: Wet heath on Harris is not confined to wet hollows or gentle slopes but runs up moderately steep slopes to around 30° or more.

• dangerously: This culminates in a section with vertical drops on the right and dangerously steep grass immediately to the left.

• surprisingly: In additon there is also Snow King ski area in town which has some surprisingly steep runs and is open for night skiing.

• quite: Thanks to summer showers, water resources are adequate even in quite steep sites.

• too: The enemy having run up a hill which was too steep for us to follow.

Preposition: in

• history: Our Area York is an exciting City steeped in history.

• tradition: Harrow Tradition From the playing of Harrow Football to the famous straw hat, Harrow's way of life is steeped in tradition.

• lore: One is his devotion to alchemy, and how his being steeped in the alchemical lore influenced the rest of his work.

• legend: The Rhineland, with its sweeping vineyards, quaint half-timbered houses and imposing castles, is steeped in legend and history.

• myth: Boscastle and Tintagel, to the south are steeped in myth and magic and provide an interesting day out.

• mystery: This is an area of Cornwall steeped in mystery.