steam

Plural: steams

Noun

• water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
• The hot gaseous form of water, formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase (at or above its boiling point temperature).
• The suspended condensate (cloud) formed by water vapour when it encounters colder air
• mist, fog
• The suspended condensate (cloud) formed by water vapour when it encounters colder air
• Exhaled breath into cold air below the dew point of the exhalation
• Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy.
• The act of cooking by steaming.
• Internal energy for progress or motive power.
• Pent-up anger.
• A steam-powered vehicle.
• Travel by means of a steam-powered vehicle.
• Any exhalation.
• Fencing without the use of any electric equipment.

Verb

Verb Forms: steamed, steaming, steams

• To cook or treat with steam.
• travel by means of steam power
  • "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"
• emit steam
  • "The rain forest was literally steaming"
• rise as vapor
• get very angry
  • "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"
• clean by means of steaming
  • "steam-clean the upholstered sofa"
• cook something by letting steam pass over it
  • "just steam the vegetables"
• To cook with steam.
• To be cooked with steam.
• To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.
• To raise steam, e.g. in a steam locomotive.
• To produce or vent steam.
• To rise in vapour; to issue, or pass off, as vapour.
• To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.
• To make angry.
• To cover with condensed water vapor.
• To travel by means of steam power.
• To move with great or excessive purposefulness.
• To exhale.

Adj

• Old-fashioned; from before the digital age.

Examples

• After three weeks in bed he was finally able to sit up under his own steam.
• Dad had to go outside to blow off some steam.
• Give the carrots a ten-minute steam.
• I'm steaming in this coat.
• If he heard of anyone picking the fruit he would steam off and lecture them.
• It really steams me to see her treat him like that.
• One might steam with frustration after being blocked from a triple word score.
• Our breath steamed in the cold winter air.
• The artichokes are steaming in the pot.
• The best way to cook artichokes is to steam them.
• The ship steamed out of the harbour.
• to steam wood or cloth
• We steamed around the Mediterranean.
• With all the heavy breathing going on the windows were quickly steamed in the car.

Synonyms

steam clean, steamer

Antonyms

electric

Anagrams of steam