steam

Definition of steam

Nouns

water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
Types:
live steam
steam coming from a boiler at full pressure
Type of:
vapor, vapour
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

Verbs

travel by means of steam power
"The ship steamed off into the Pacific"
Synonyms:
steamer
Type of:
go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
emit steam
"The rain forest was literally steaming"
Type of:
emit, give off, give out
give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
rise as vapor
Type of:
arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise
move upward
get very angry
"her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"
Type of:
anger, see red
become angry
clean by means of steaming
"steam-clean the upholstered sofa"
Synonyms:
steam clean
Type of:
clean, make clean
make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
cook something by letting steam pass over it
"just steam the vegetables"
Type of:
cook
transform and make suitable for consumption by heating

Vocabulary Lists for steam

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  • all
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  • and so on
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John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath »(137 words)
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  • acerbate
  • infuriation
  • agreeability
  • miff
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The Night Train »(101 words)
The words from W H Auden's poem.
  • Night
  • mail
  • crossing
  • border
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GRE vocabulary »(27 words)
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  • inner
  • tuned
  • mammal
  • wariness

Words that contain steam

live steam
 paddle steamer
 Stanley Steamer
 steam bath
 steam boiler
 steam chest
 steam clean
 steam coal
 steam engine
 steam fitting
 steam-heat
 steam heat
 steam heating
 steam iron
 steam line
 steam locomotive
 steam organ
 steam pipe
 steam-powered