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steam
steam
/ˈstiːm/
noun
Water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
(
steam
)
water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
I could see steam rising from the kettle, signaling that the water was boiling.
I could see steam rising from the kettle, signaling that the water was boiling.
verb
(
)
Travel by means of steam power
(
steamer
,
steam
)
travel by means of steam power
The ship steamed off into the Pacific
The ship steamed off into the Pacific
(
)
Emit steam
(
steam
)
emit steam
The rain forest was literally steaming
The rain forest was literally steaming
Cook something by letting steam pass over it
(
steam
)
cook something by letting steam pass over it
Just steam the vegetables
just steam the vegetables
Clean by means of steaming
(
steam
,
steam clean
)
clean by means of steaming
Steam-clean the upholstered sofa
steam-clean the upholstered sofa
Get very angry
(
steam
)
get very angry
Her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man
her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man
Rise as vapor
(
steam
)
rise as vapor
journey cake
journey cake
/ˈdʒɜːrni keɪk/
noun
[Dialect, American]
Cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England)
(
johnny cake
[ N. American]
,
johnnycake
[ N. American]
,
journey cake
[Dialect, American]
)
cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England)
parietal bone
parietal bone
/pəˈraɪɪtəl boʊn/
noun
Either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium
(
parietal bone
)
either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium
The parietal bone is a crucial component of the human skull.
The parietal bone is a crucial component of the human skull.
Eton jacket
Eton jacket
/ˈiːtən ˈdʒækɪt/
noun
A jacket hanging to the waist and cut square at the bottom
(
Eton jacket
)
a jacket hanging to the waist and cut square at the bottom
The boy wore an Eton jacket for the formal school ceremony.
The boy wore an Eton jacket for the formal school ceremony.
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