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 steam steam /ˈstiːm/

noun

  1. 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

  1. () 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
  2. () Emit steam  ( steam )
    emit steam
     The rain forest was literally steaming
    The rain forest was literally steaming
  3. 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
  4. Clean by means of steaming  ( steam , steam clean )
    clean by means of steaming
     Steam-clean the upholstered sofa
    steam-clean the upholstered sofa
  5. 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
  6. Rise as vapor  ( steam )
    rise as vapor


 journey cake journey cake /ˈdʒɜːrni keɪk/

noun

  1. [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

  1. 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

  1. 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.