steam
steem
- n water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
- v travel by means of steam power
The ship steamed off into the Pacific - v emit steam
The rain forest was literally steaming - v rise as vapor
- v get very angry
her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man - v clean by means of steaming
steam-clean the upholstered sofa - v cook something by letting steam pass over it
just steam the vegetables
- This creates steam for a second turbine.
- When the valve is opened, part of the water turns into steam, and a jet of steam and water spurts out at 1,140 m.
- They can be prone to breakage: in 1989, a massive steam explosion that sent mud and refuse several stories high killed three people.