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steam
has definitions from the fields of chemistry,food,nautical,transportation
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[ verb ] (transportation) travel by means of steam power
Examples "The ship steamed off into the Pacific" Used in print (Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)Other factors increasing operating_costs include the higher unit_cost of each flying hour , up 11 % in two years , and of each steaming hour , up 15 % . Related terms |
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[ verb ] emit steam
Examples "The rain forest was literally steaming." Used in print (Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)She had a cup of something steaming , coffee perhaps , in one hand , a fresh piece of toast in the other . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (food) cook something by letting steam pass over it
Examples "just steam the vegetables" Related terms |
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[ verb ] rise as vapor
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[ verb ] clean by means of steaming
Synonyms Examples "steam-clean the upholstered sofa" Related terms |
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[ verb ] get very angry
Examples "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (chemistry) water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
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