Steam Definition
stēm
steamed, steaming, steams
noun
steams
A vapor, fume, or exhalation.
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Water as converted into an invisible vapor or gas by being heated to the boiling point; vaporized water: it is used for heating, cooking, cleaning, and, under pressure, as a source of power.
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Condensed water vapor, seen as the mist condensed on windows or in the air above boiling water.
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The power produced by a machine using pressurized water vapor.
An engine at full steam.
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The power supplied by steam under pressure.
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verb
steamed, steaming, steams
To treat with, or expose to the action of, steam; cook, soften, remove, open, etc. by using steam.
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To give off (vapor) or emit as steam.
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To rise or be given off as steam.
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To become covered with condensed steam.
When the hot bath was drawn, the bathroom mirror steamed up.
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To give off steam or a steamlike vapor, esp. condensed water vapor.
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adjective
Using steam; heated, operated, propelled, etc. by steam.
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Containing or conducting steam.
A steam pipe.
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Treated with, or exposed to the action of, steam.
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abbreviation
Initialism of Serial Time-Encoded Amplified Microscopy.
Wiktionary
idiom
let off steam
- to express strong feeling; release pent-up emotion
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steam up
- to make excited or angry
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under one's own steam
- by means of one's own power, efforts, or resources
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Steam
- let off steam
- steam up
- under one's own steam
Origin of Steam
Middle English steme from Old English stēam
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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