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steam
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- pronunciation:
- stim
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb, adjective
- phrases:
- blow off steam, let off steam
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
water vapor, esp. that formed by boiling.
The old trains were powered by steam. |
| definition 2: |
the white mist formed in the air when water vapor condenses, esp. by cooling.
The bathroom was full of steam after her hot shower.
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| definition 3: |
any visible mist, as from a smokestack.
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| definition 4: |
(informal) ability to do work; power.
Do you have the steam to climb the hill?- similar words:
- energy, power
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| related words: |
cloud, fog, vapor |
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| phrase: |
blow off steam, let off steam |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
steams, steaming, steamed |
| definition 1: |
to release or produce steam.
The water is steaming. |
| definition 2: |
to come to have a coating of condensed vapor (often fol. by "up").
The windows steam up in cold, humid weather. |
| definition 3: |
to be in motion using or as if using steam power.
The train steamed up the mountain. |
| definition 4: |
(informal) to feel or express great anger.
He was angry when he left the office, and, by the time he got home, he was steaming.- similar words:
- anger, broil, fume
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| related words: |
boil, evaporate, sail, vapor |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to apply steam to, esp. to cook or clean.
He steamed the fish for eight minutes. |
| related words: |
boil |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, concerning, or driven by steam.
a steam locomotive |
| definition 2: |
conveying or containing steam.
a steam pipe |
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