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How to pronounce steam in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms steam clean
Type of make clean, clean


steam-clean the upholstered sofa.
Type Words
Synonyms steamer
Type of go, locomote, move, travel
Derivation steamer


The ship steamed off into the Pacific.
Type Words
Type of cook
Derivation steamer


just steam the vegetables.
Type Words
Type of emit, give off, give out


The rain forest was literally steaming.
Type Words
Type of see red, anger


her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man.
Type Words
Type of come up, go up, arise, uprise, lift, move up, rise
Type Words
Type of vapour, vapor
Has types live steam

Examples of steam

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Place a shallow metal container of water on the floor of the oven to make steam.
From the thenewstribune.com
The steam rising off the river created an eerie feel as the eagles swooped down.
From the stltoday.com
For example, we've developed a healthy oven which cooks using superheated steam.
From the businessweek.com
Add to that the depressed economy, and Starbucks Japan seems to be losing steam.
From the businessweek.com
Place in the microwave and heat on high until the water boils and creates steam.
From the sacbee.com
Many economists and strategists believe the economy is finally picking up steam.
From the businessweek.com
The turbine is spun by the force of steam generated by Ginna's nuclear reaction.
From the democratandchronicle.com
A telltale sign is an arsenal of smaller steam pitchers, instead of one big one.
From the nytimes.com
It's wonderful, isn't it, really, how people can sit down and the steam is gone?
From the nznewsuk.co.uk
More examples
  • Steamer: travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"
  • Water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
  • Emit steam; "The rain forest was literally steaming"
  • Rise as vapor
  • Get very angry; "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"
  • Clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa"
  • Steam is either mist (as seen from a kettle), or the gas phase of water (water vapor).
  • Steam is the fourth studio album recorded by country music artist Ty Herndon. It features the singles "Steam", "No Mercy", and "A Love Like That", all of which entered the Billboard country music charts; "You Can Leave Your Hat On" also entered the charts from unsolicited airplay. ...
  • Steam is a live album by jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded at the East-West Jazz Festival in Nurnberg, West Germany on May 14, 1976 and released on the Enja label. ...