steam
/stˈim/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
verb
- travel by means of steam power
“The ship steamed off into the Pacific” - 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” - cook something by letting steam pass over it
“just steam the vegetables”
noun
- water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
Synonyms for steam
Words that rhyme with steam
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