steams Synonyms
steams Meaning
steams
a vapor arising from a heated substance, the mist formed when water vapor cools, pent-up emotional tension, water vapor kept under pressure so as to supply energy for heating, cooking, or mechanical work, the invisible vapor into which water is changed when heated to the boiling point, to give off steam or vapor, steamer sense 2a, travel by or a trip in a steamer, the invisible vapor into which water is converted when heated to the boiling point, to move or travel by the agency of steam, to rise or pass off as vapor, to move or travel by or as if by the power of steam, to move or proceed with energy or force, to be angry, active force, to expose to the action of steam (as for softening or cooking), to give out as fumes, the mist formed by the condensation on cooling of water vapor, normal force, built-up tension, the power so generated, to apply steam to, driving force
steams Sentence Examples
- The steaming coffee filled the room with an inviting aroma.
- The hot spring's water steams up into the chilly air.
- The teakettle steams as it boils the water for tea.
- The vegetables steamed in the basket over a pot of boiling water.
- The steam from the shower fogged up the mirror.
- The engine steams and chugs as the train pulls into the station.
- The volcanic eruption sent steams of ash and lava into the sky.
- The steam from the geyser shot up high into the air.
- The steam rising from the compost is a sign of decomposition.
- The hot soup steams and simmers in the bowl.
FAQs About the word steams
a vapor arising from a heated substance, the mist formed when water vapor cools, pent-up emotional tension, water vapor kept under pressure so as to supply ener
boils,rages, sizzles, fumes, seethes, foams, burns, shakes, storms, smoulders
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The steaming coffee filled the room with an inviting aroma.
The hot spring's water steams up into the chilly air.
The teakettle steams as it boils the water for tea.
The vegetables steamed in the basket over a pot of boiling water.
