[stiːm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the vapour into which water is converted when heated, forming a white mist of minute water droplets in the air
(e.g: a cloud of steam)


Phrases:
- blow off steam
- have steam coming out of one's ears
- in steam
- pick up steam
- run out of steam
- under one's own steam
- under steam

Origin:
Old English stēam ‘vapour’, stēman ‘emit a scent, be exhaled’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stoom ‘steam’

[stiːm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- give off or produce steam
(e.g: a mug of coffee was steaming at her elbow)

- cook (food) by heating it in steam from boiling water
(e.g: steam the vegetables until just tender)

- (of a ship or train) travel somewhere under steam power
(e.g: the 11.54 steamed into the station)

- be or become extremely agitated or angry
(e.g: you got all steamed up over nothing!)


Phrases:
- blow off steam
- have steam coming out of one's ears
- in steam
- pick up steam
- run out of steam
- under one's own steam
- under steam

Origin:
Old English stēam ‘vapour’, stēman ‘emit a scent, be exhaled’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stoom ‘steam’