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steam⋅er
[stee-mer] 
–noun
| 1. | something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship. |
| 2. | a person or thing that steams. |
| 3. | a device, pot, or container in which something is steamed. |
| 4. | soft-shell clam. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to travel by steamship. |
steam
[steem] ,–noun
| 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. |
–verb (used without object)
| 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. |
–verb (used with object)
| 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. |
–adjective
—Idiom| 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. |
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME steme, OE stēam; c. D stoom
bef. 1000; ME steme, OE stēam; c. D stoom
Related forms:
steamless, adjective
soft-shell clam
–noun
| an edible clam, Mya arenaria, inhabiting waters along both coasts of North America, having an oval, relatively thin, whitish shell. |
Also called long clam, long-neck clam, soft clam, steamer, steamer clam.
Origin:
1790–1800, Americanism
1790–1800, Americanism
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| soft-shell clam n. A common edible North American clam (Mya arenaria) having a thin, elongated shell, found especially along the Atlantic coast. Also called soft clam, steamer. |
| steam·er (stē'mər) n.
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Steamer
Steam"er\, n. 1. A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat. 2. A steam fire engine. See under Steam. 3. A road locomotive for use on common roads, as in agricultural operations. 4. A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing, in cookery, and in various processes of manufacture. 5. (Zo["o]l.) The steamer duck. Steamer duck (Zo["o]l.), a sea duck (Tachyeres cinereus), native of Patagonia and Terra del Fuego, which swims and dives with great agility, but which, when full grown, is incapable of flight, owing to its very small wings. Called also loggerhead, race horse, and side wheel duck.
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Language Translation for : steamer
Italian:
vaporetto,
German:
der Dampfer,
Japanese:
汽船
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