[steem] 
,| 1. | water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor. |
| 2. | water changed to this form by boiling, extensively used for the generation of mechanical power, for heating purposes, etc. |
| 3. | the mist formed when the gas or vapor from boiling water condenses in the air. |
| 4. | an exhalation of a vapor or mist. |
| 5. | Informal. power or energy. |
| 6. | to emit or give off steam or vapor. |
| 7. | to rise or pass off in the form of steam or vapor. |
| 8. | to become covered with condensed steam, as a window or other surface (often fol. by up). |
| 9. | to generate or produce steam, as in a boiler. |
| 10. | to move or travel by the agency of steam. |
| 11. | to move rapidly or evenly: He steamed out of the room. |
| 12. | Informal. to be angry or show anger. |
| 13. | to expose to or treat with steam, as in order to heat, cook, soften, renovate, or the like. |
| 14. | to emit or exhale (steam or vapor). |
| 15. | Slang. to cause to become irked or angry (often fol. by up). |
| 16. | to convey by the agency of steam: to steam the ship safely into port. |
| 17. | heated by or heating with steam: a steam radiator. |
| 18. | propelled by or propelling with a steam engine. |
| 19. | operated by steam. |
| 20. | conducting steam: a steam line. |
| 21. | bathed with or affected by steam. |
| 22. | of or pertaining to steam. |
| 23. | blow off or let off steam, Informal. to give vent to one's repressed emotions, esp. by talking or behaving in an unrestrained manner: Don't take her remarks too seriously—she was just blowing off steam. |
steam (stēm) Pronunciation Key
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