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steamer

DEFINITIONS OF: steamer

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n a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it

Type of:
cooking utensil, cookware
a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking

n a ship powered by one or more steam engines

Synonyms:
steamship
Types:
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paddle steamer, paddle-wheeler
a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels
tramp, tramp steamer
a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
side-wheeler
a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side
sternwheeler
a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern
Type of:
ship
a vessel that carries passengers or freight

n an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe

Synonyms:
Mya arenaria, long-neck clam, soft-shell clam, steamer clam
Type of:
clam
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness

n a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

Synonyms:
long-neck clam, soft-shell clam, steamer clam
Type of:
clam
flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams

v travel by means of steam power

Synonyms:
steam
Type of:
go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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