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English Definitions
steam
N
water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
steam
V
travel by means of steam power
steam
V
clean by means of steaming
steam
V
cook something by letting steam pass over it
N
a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term
steam bath
N
you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower
N
sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
N
the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder
V
clean by means of steaming
N
coal suitable for use under steam boilers
steam engine
N
external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder
N
care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating
N
a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators
N
a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators
N
a pressing iron that can emit steam
N
a pipe conducting steam
N
a locomotive powered by a steam engine
N
a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard
N
a pipe conducting steam
N
a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term
N
a power shovel that is driven by steam
N
turbine in which steam strikes blades and makes them turn
N
a whistle in which the sound is produced by steam; usually attached to a steam boiler
steam-heat
V
heat by means of steam
powered by a steam engine
steamboat
N
a boat propelled by a steam engine
steamed
aroused to impatience or anger
N
a pudding cooked by steaming
steamer
N
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
steamer
N
a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
steamer
N
a ship powered by one or more steam engines
steamer
N
an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
steamer
V
travel by means of steam power
N
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
steamer clam
N
an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
N
a craftsman who installs and maintains equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating
N
cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor
steaming
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
steaming
(used of heat) extremely
V
bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
steamroll
V
proceed with great force
steamroll
V
overwhelm by using great force
steamroll
V
make level or flat with a steamroller
N
a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
steamroller
N
vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
steamroller
V
bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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