Steamless


noun
1.
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
2.
water changed to this form by boiling, extensively used for the generation of mechanical power, for heating purposes, etc.
3.
the mist formed when the gas or vapor from boiling water condenses in the air.
4.
an exhalation of a vapor or mist.
5.
Informal. power or energy.
verb (used without object)
6.
to emit or give off steam or vapor.
7.
to rise or pass off in the form of steam or vapor.
8.
to become covered with condensed steam, as a window or other surface (often followed by up).
9.
to generate or produce steam, as in a boiler.
10.
to move or travel by the agency of steam.
11.
to move rapidly or evenly:
He steamed out of the room.
12.
Informal. to be angry or show anger:
Fans are still steaming from Monday night’s sloppy 5-4 loss.
verb (used with object)
13.
to expose to or treat with steam, as in order to heat, cook, soften, renovate, or the like.
14.
to emit or exhale (steam or vapor).
15.
Informal. to cause to become irked or angry (often followed by up).
16.
to convey by the agency of steam:
to steam the ship safely into port.
adjective
17.
heated by or heating with steam:
a steam radiator.
18.
propelled by or propelling with a steam engine.
19.
operated by steam.
20.
conducting steam:
a steam line.
21.
bathed with or affected by steam.
22.
of or relating to steam.
Idioms
23.
blow / let off steam, Informal. to give vent to one’s repressed emotions, especially by talking or behaving in an unrestrained manner:
Don’t take her remarks too seriously—she was just blowing off steam.
noun
1.
the gas or vapour into which water is changed when boiled
2.
the mist formed when such gas or vapour condenses in the atmosphere
3.
any vaporous exhalation
4.
(informal) power, energy, or speed
5.
get up steam

(of a ship, etc) to work up a sufficient head of steam in a boiler to drive an engine
(informal) to go quickly

6.
(informal) let off steam, to release pent-up energy or emotions
7.
under one’s own steam, without the assistance of others
8.
(Austral, slang) cheap wine
9.
(modifier) driven, operated, heated, powered, etc, by steam: a steam radiator
10.
(modifier) treated by steam: steam ironed, steam cleaning
11.
(modifier) (jocular) old-fashioned; outmoded: steam radio
verb
12.
to emit or be emitted as steam
13.
(intransitive) to generate steam, as a boiler, etc
14.
(intransitive) to move or travel by steam power, as a ship, etc
15.
(intransitive) (informal) to proceed quickly and sometimes forcefully
16.
to cook or be cooked in steam
17.
(transitive) to treat with steam or apply steam to, as in cleaning, pressing clothes, etc
steam
(stēm)

Water in its gaseous state, especially at a temperature above the boiling point of water (above 100°C, or 212°F, at sea level). See Note at vapor.

A mist of condensed water vapor.

steal someone blind

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