steamed

[ steemd ]

/ stimd /

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adjective

cooked with steam from boiling water: steamed dumplings.

Informal. angry: She's really steamed about what you said yesterday.

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

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Origin of steamed

First recorded in 1800–05

Words nearby steamed

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steam

[ steem ]

/ stim /

noun

water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.

water changed to this form by boiling, extensively used for the generation of mechanical power, for heating purposes, etc.

the mist formed when the gas or vapor from boiling water condenses in the air.

an exhalation of a vapor or mist.

Informal. power or energy.

verb (used without object)

to emit or give off steam or vapor.

to rise or pass off in the form of steam or vapor.

to become covered with condensed steam, as a window or other surface (often followed by up).

to generate or produce steam, as in a boiler.

to move or travel by the agency of steam.

to move rapidly or evenly: He steamed out of the room.

Informal. to be angry or show anger: Fans are still steaming from Monday night’s sloppy 5-4 loss.

verb (used with object)

to expose to or treat with steam, as in order to heat, cook, soften, renovate, or the like.

to emit or exhale (steam or vapor).

Informal. to cause to become irked or angry (often followed by up).

to convey by the agency of steam: to steam the ship safely into port.

adjective

heated by or heating with steam: a steam radiator.

propelled by or propelling with a steam engine.

operated by steam.

conducting steam: a steam line.

bathed with or affected by steam.

of or relating to steam.

Origin of steam

before 1000; Middle English steme, Old English stēam; cognate with Dutch stoom

OTHER WORDS FROM steam

steam·less, adjectiveout·steam, verb (used with object)pre·steam, adjective, verb (used with object)un·steamed, adjective

un·steam·ing, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for steamed

But who wants to come home to snake venom and a bowl of steamed kale?
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The cafés were still full of people sitting on green Astroturf lawns, sipping tea that steamed at their lips.
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Users of the car-summoning app were steamed when nasty weather drove up prices.
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The Russian chess master and opposition activist was steamed that the paper published Putin's op-ed.
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Some conservatives, who have long viewed the Ohio congressman as a country-club Republican too eager to make deals, are steamed.
Boehner Blasted Over GOP Purge|Howard Kurtz|December 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Some after noon we steamed past a small city on the southern coast which had a large natural harbor.
Bay State Monthly, Vol. II, No. 1, October, 1884|Various
These were not dependent on the vagaries of the wind and steamed wherever their skippers divined that fish might be.
The Harbor of Doubt|Frank Williams
They have the reputation of being very indigestible on account of the fact that they are generally boiled, not steamed.
Food Remedies|Florence Daniel
They passed the great ship-building yards of the Clyde, the largest in the world, as they steamed down the river.
Our Little Scotch Cousin|Blanche McManus
Meanwhile the launch, ignoring the continued fire of the enemy, kept to the far side of the river and steamed down to Elmina.
With Wolseley to Kumasi|F.S. Brereton

British Dictionary definitions for steamed

steam

/ (stiːm) /

noun

the gas or vapour into which water is changed when boiled

the mist formed when such gas or vapour condenses in the atmosphere

any vaporous exhalation

informal power, energy, or speed

get up steam

(of a ship, etc) to work up a sufficient head of steam in a boiler to drive an engine
informal to go quickly

let off steam informal to release pent-up energy or emotions

under one's own steam without the assistance of others

Australian slang cheap wine

(modifier) driven, operated, heated, powered, etc, by steama steam radiator

(modifier) treated by steamsteam ironed; steam cleaning

(modifier) jocular old-fashioned; outmodedsteam radio

verb

to emit or be emitted as steam

(intr) to generate steam, as a boiler, etc

(intr) to move or travel by steam power, as a ship, etc

(intr) informal to proceed quickly and sometimes forcefully

to cook or be cooked in steam

(tr) to treat with steam or apply steam to, as in cleaning, pressing clothes, etc

Word Origin for steam

Old English; related to Dutch stoom steam, perhaps to Old High German stioban to raise dust, Gothic stubjus dust

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Scientific definitions for steamed

steam

[ stēm ]

Water in its gaseous state, especially at a temperature above the boiling point of water (above 100°C, or 212°F, at sea level). See Note at vapor.

A mist of condensed water vapor.

Idioms and Phrases with steamed

steam

see blow off steam; full speed (steam) ahead; get up steam; run out of steam; under one's own steam.

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