steam
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1.0
- noun
- /stiːm/
:
vapor
- She watched the steam escape as the kettle began to whistle.
- steam engine
- produce steam
- hot steam
We talked about the steam sauna, the ice cold dunk.
- We talked about the steam sauna, the ice cold dunk.
- It takes on this property of steam or gas.
- That's what generates all that steam and it gets super, super hot.
- Oh baby, can you see that steam smells good?
- So you know, there's steam involved as well.
- And so the singers particularly have rituals of the steam, the humidity in the room.
Examples
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Oh, it's just a little hot water and steam.
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If you see steam, it means it's too hot.
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You can see steam coming off that top left.
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That is beautiful steam, Paul, thank you.
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First of all, I think we can up the temperature in the steam room a little.
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The invention of the steam engine changed the way we traveled and moved goods and services.
Academic text (2011) -
Indigenous peoples recognize that steam lodges have both personal and broader cultural importance.
Academic text (2017) -
The sweating men worked in the intense heat with steam rising from their reddened, flushed bodies.
Fiction book (1990) -
The steam from the boiling pot filled the kitchen with warmth.
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When you see steam rising from the cup, the coffee is ready to drink.
Synonyms
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3.2
Gas or very small drops of liquid in the air, like steam
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2.7
Gas that comes from water and floats in the air
Antonyms
Idioms
To use much more effort or help than needed to do a small task
Compounds
- Specialized
10
3.5
A machine that uses steam from hot water to move parts like pistons or wheels
- Archaic
2
5.7
A large machine with a bucket that digs and moves earth in construction and mining
- Specialized
1
3.9
A closed tank that heats water to make steam to power machines or heat buildings
- Specialized
1
3.5
A system that makes hot vapor in a heater to warm rooms through pipes and radiators
- Archaic
A solid fuel burned in steam boilers to make steam for engines or power plants
- Specialized
A machine that uses high-pressure steam to make a vacuum by pulling in liquids or gases
- Specialized
Work that installs and fixes pipes and machines for steam, heating or cooling systems
- Archaic
A musical instrument that uses hot air to make whistles played by a keyboard
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Etymology
Steam is from an old English word that meant 'vapor' or hot water turned into gas. That is the same idea today: steam is the hot water gas you see rising from a pot or cup.