steam
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
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Sense 2 verb
travel by means of steam power
The ship steamed off into the Pacific
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Sense 3 verb
emit steam
The rain forest was literally steaming
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Sense 4 verb
rise as vapor
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Sense 5 verb
get very angry
her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man
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Sense 6 verb
clean by means of steaming
steam-clean the upholstered sofa
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Sense 7 verb
cook something by letting steam pass over it
just steam the vegetables
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | steam |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | steam clean |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | vapor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | live steam |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | steamship |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | navigation |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | give out |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | rise |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | see red |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | steam |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | clean |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | steamer |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | soft-shell clam |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | steam |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | cooking |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | cook |