Synonyms for steam
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : steem |
| Phonetic Transcription : stim |
Top 10 synonyms for steam Other synonyms for the word steam
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for steam
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