Antonyms for steam

Grammar : Noun

Spell : steem

Phonetic Transcription : stim

Definition of steam

Origin : Old English steam "vapor, fume," from Proto-Germanic *staumaz (cf. Dutch stoom), of unknown origin. Steam age first attested 1941. Steam heat as a method of temperature control recorded from 1904.

noun energy

Example sentences :

It was imagined that it was necessary to expel it by means of heat or steam.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various

The sound was exactly that of steam roaring from a locomotive's safety valve.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

A steam dahabeah is what we want, so we won't be at the mercy of the wind.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

There were no passengers on board the steam dahabeah Mamoudieh.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

The atmosphere was stifling as a night in the rains by reason of the steam and the crowd.
Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling

I could get steam up mighty quick with that gas arrangement.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

If one has not steam one uses the river to turn the mill-wheel.
Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman

Steam, in all its applications, was argued against and rejected; yet it has prevailed.
Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.

I should infer from all I hear that he has got the steam up.
Extract from : « The Mudfog and Other Sketches » by Charles Dickens

"We'll have steam up in an hour," he announced, glancing up at the funnel.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

Synonyms for steam

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