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Meanings of steam (steams) in English

Russian
пар
Spanish
vapor
Catalan
vapor

Water in the gas phase, formed by the boiling of water.

пар
Spanish
limpiar al vapor

Clean by means of steaming.

limpiar al vapor
Synonyms
Examples for "wet steam"
Examples for "wet steam"
1
This is done by retaining the moisture first vaporized about the wood, by means of wet steam.
Handwork in Wood
2
This boiler had, in addition to a defective circulation, a decidedly geyser-like action and produced wet steam.
Steam, Its Generation and Use
3
After disrobing in locker rooms, spa visitors enter gender-segregated areas that have hot water baths, cold water baths, dry saunas and wet steam rooms.
BBC
1
Escaping water vapor dulls the cubes' edges and wears their faces down.
Rock and Ice Magazine
2
Along with the oxygen there is water vapor, but it isn't H2O.
The Sky Trap
3
That's not including water vapor, of which there is a fair amount.
Islands of Space
4
Earlier this year, Hubble had detected water vapor and methane on the planet.
Wired
5
When it's time to eject their spores, mushrooms release water vapor.
BBC

Travel by means of steam power.

Usage of steams in English
1
When the cauldron steams, dance about the fire and sing this song.
The Redemption of David Corson
2
See, they are running along the platform as the train steams out.
From Aldershot to Pretoria / A Story of Christian Work among Our...
3
Smokes and steams drifted in sullen clouds and lurked in the hollows.
The two towers
4
There's the knock, and the Great Western sails, or steams rather, to-morrow.
Yesterdays with Authors
5
It steams up eyeglasses and feels like an iron on your skin.
Wired
6
Even if the battleship steams away the submarine should be capable of following.
Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis: Headed for Graduation an...
7
His big bath steams plump now, full as the Jordan river.
Unmanned
8
Vaginal steams have also gained popularity among women who are trying to conceive.
The Guardian
9
A boat that steams away will live to fight another day.
The Rock of Chickamauga: A Story of the Western Crisis
10
A pessimist steams ahead too, but he gets ready for trouble.
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
11
So there she steams safe and sound to the town wharf!
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
12
It's right out of Franju and that famous work which literally steams of it.
A Sport and a Pastime
13
It breathes reassurance; it steams consolation; after a weary day it promotes sociability .
The Irish Times
14
Interwaste general manager Derek Richardson says the company steams because incinerating isn't an option.
Radio NZ
15
But the boat, turning the point, steams up the harbour and Dinard falls away.
The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891
16
I smell them already-theirexquisite perfume steams and lingers in this moist, heavy air.
Our Village
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Translations for steams
Catalan
vapor
Steams through the time
Steams across language varieties
United Kingdom
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