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steam

noun

1 steam

Water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere.

Roget 334: gaseity; vaporousness etc. adj.; flatulence, flatulency; volatility; aeration, aerification.    elastic fluid, gas, air, vapor, ether, ... show more

Roget 409: sibilance, sibilation; zip; hiss etc. v.; sternutation; high note etc. 410.    [animals that hiss] goose, serpent, ... show more

Roget 353: bubble, foam, froth, head, spume, lather, suds, spray, surf, yeast, barm, spindrift.    cloud, vapor, ... show more

Dutch: stomen, damp, stoom
Polish: opar, para

verb

1 steam

Travel by means of steam power:
— The ship steamed off into the Pacific.

synonym: steamer.

Roget 336: render gaseous etc. 334; vaporize, volatilize; distill, sublime; evaporate, exhale, smoke, transpire, emit vapor, fume, reek, ... show more

Roget 267: sail; put to sea etc. (depart) 293; take ship, get under way; set sail, spread sail, spread canvas; gather way, have way on; make sail, ... show more

2 steam

Emit steam.

Dutch: dampen, perspireren, transpireren, uitademen, uitdampen, uitwasemen, wasemen

3 steam

Rise as vapor.

4 steam

Get very angry.

5 steam

Clean by means of steaming:
— Steam-clean the upholstered sofa.

synonym: steam clean.

6 steam

Cook something by letting steam pass over it.

Dutch: stomen


Moby thesaurus: Old Faithful, aerate, aerify, afterdamp, agua, amperage, aqua, armipotence, atomize, authority, bake, barbecue, baste, be in heat, beef, black power, blackdamp, blanch, blaze, bloom ... show more.

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