/ Dictionary / Index S steel wool: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: steel' wool' Pronunciation: [key] a tangled or matted mass of stringlike steel shavings, used for scouring, polishing, smoothing, etc. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. steel trap steelwork Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language