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steam

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstiːm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/stim/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stēm)

Collocations for "steam"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "steam" in context.

steam

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

steam rose from the [chimney, smoke stack]
use steam to produce [power, electricity]
the [power] is produced [with, by] steam
the engine is steam powered
use steam to [clean, remove]
was burned by the (hot) steam
the (hot) steam burned my [hand, fingers]
steam [came, shot] out of
the steam made the teapot whistle
could hear the teapot whistling from the steam
the [window, mirror] is covered with steam
wiped the steam away from the [window]
shower steam
steam from the shower
the [shower, room] was filled with steam
filled the [shower] with steam
steam from boiling [water, vegetables]
figurative: steam came out of his ears when he [heard, found out]
figurative: built up a head of steam
figurative: full steam ahead!
figurative: just [needed, wanted] to blow off some steam
figurative: [needed] to let off some steam
figurative: [play video games, go running] to blow off (some) steam
[docked, pulled in] under its own steam

steam [vegetables, broccoli, cauliflower, fish]
steamed with [garlic, butter, coconut]
steamed for [several minutes, an hour]
the [window, mirror] steamed up
[her breath, the hot water, the heat] steamed up the window
the [pipes, kettle] steamed
steam open the [letter, envelope]
steam the [letter] open
the [ship, boat, vessel] steamed out (of port)

n as adj

a steam [engine, locomotive]
relax in a steam room
use a steam cleaner

adv

a steam-powered [engine]

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'steam' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

blow - burn - cloud - film - heat - iron - produce - full - engine - era - jet - kettle - mug - redundancy - roller - bath - grandfather - hiss - hoot - prawn - whistle - aching - ahead - invent - broccoli - poach

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Collocations for "steam"

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