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steam is the dictionary form of steamming Definition of steam
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" |
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[ verb ] emit steam
Examples "The rain forest was literally steaming." |
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[ verb ] (nautical,transportation,food) travel in a steamboat
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[ verb ] (food) cook something by letting steam pass over it
Examples "just steam the vegetables" |
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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" |
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[ verb ] get very angry
Examples "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man" |
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[ noun ] (chemistry) water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
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