| NOUN | substance | steam | water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | motion | steam, steamer | travel by means of steam power |
| weather | steam | emit steam | |
| motion | steam | rise as vapor | |
| emotion | steam | get very angry | |
| contact | steam, steam clean | clean by means of steaming | |
| change | steam | cook something by letting steam pass over it |
| Sounds | stiy'm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | academe ... upstream: 40 rhymes with iym... | |
| Meaning | water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | live steam | steam coming from a boiler at full pressure |
| Broader | vapor, vapour | A visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance |
| Spanish | vapor | |
| Catalan | vapor | |
| Verbs | steam | cook something by letting steam pass over it |
| steam | clean by means of steaming | |
| Meaning | travel by means of steam power. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The ship steamed off into the Pacific" | |
| Synonym | steamer | |
| Category | navigation, pilotage, piloting | The guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Nouns | steamer | a ship powered by one or more steam engines |
| Meaning | emit steam. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The rain forest was literally steaming" | |
| Broader | emit, give out, give off | give off, send forth, or discharge |
| Spanish | despedir vapor, echar vapor, humear | |
| Catalan | exhalar vapor, fumejar | |
| Meaning | Rise as vapor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise | Move upward |
| Spanish | evaporarse | |
| Meaning | Get very angry. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man" | |
| Broader | anger, see red | Become angry |
| Meaning | clean by means of steaming. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "steam-clean the upholstered sofa" | |
| Synonym | steam clean | |
| Broader | clean, make clean | make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from |
| Spanish | limpiar al vapor, limpiar con vapor | |
| Nouns | steam | water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere |
| Meaning | cook something by letting steam pass over it. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | The chefs steam the vegetables | |
| Example | "just steam the vegetables" | |
| Category | cooking, cookery, preparation | The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
| Broader | cook | Transform and make suitable for consumption by heating |
| Spanish | cocer al vapor | |
| Nouns | steam | water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere |
| steamer | a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it | |
| steamer | a clam that is usually steamed in the shell | |
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