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noun
- (especially British) A steam locomotive.
- Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work.
- (usually) A piston engine driven by steam.
- external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder
verb
- travel by means of steam power
- (transitive) To raise steam, e.g. in a steam locomotive.
- (intransitive) To travel by means of steam power.
- cook something by letting steam pass over it
- emit steam
- get very agitated or angry
- clean by means of steaming
- rise as vapor
- (intransitive) To rise in vapour; to issue, or pass off, as vapour.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.
- (intransitive) To produce or vent steam.
- (transitive) To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.
- (transitive, cooking) To cook with steam.
- (figuratively or literally) To move with great or excessive purposefulness.
- (transitive, figuratively) To make angry.
- (intransitive, literal, figurative) To be cooked with steam.
- (transitive) To cover with condensed water vapor.
noun
- Travel by means of a steam-powered vehicle.
- A steam-powered vehicle, referring to their use.
- water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
- (figuratively) Pent-up anger.
- Exhaled breath into cold air below the dew point of the exhalation.
- (figuratively) Internal energy for progress or motive power.
- (fencing) Fencing without the use of any electric equipment.
- Mist, fog.
- The hot gaseous form of water, formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase (at or above its boiling point temperature).
- Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy.
- The act of cooking by steaming.
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verb
noun
- A steam-powered road locomotive; a traction engine.
- a ship powered by one or more steam engines
- an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
- a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
- a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
- (chiefly in the plural, Rhode Island) A steamed clam.
- (British, crime, slang) A member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group).
- (cooking) A cooking appliance that cooks by steaming.
- (British, slang) A homosexual man with a preference for passive partners.
- Clipping of steamer trunk.
- (British, slang) An act of fellatio.
- A steamer duck: any of the four species of the duck genus Tachyeres which are all found in South America, three of which are flightless.
- (British, slang) A prostitute's client.
- A wetsuit with long sleeves and legs.
- (Maine) The soft-shell clam, sand gaper, or long-neck clam (Mya arenaria), an edible saltwater clam; specifically the clam when steamed for eating.
- (British, Scotland, slang) A drinking session.
- A stupid or contemptible person.
- (US, slang) a gambler who increases a wager after losing.
- (nautical) A vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or steamship.
- A babycino (frothy milk drink).
- (Memphis, hip-hop, slang) A stolen vehicle.
- A gullible or easily cheated person.
- A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.
- (horse racing) A racehorse the odds of which are becoming shorter (that is, decreasing) because bettors are backing it.
noun
- (British) The smokestack of a steam locomotive.
- A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.
- The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.
- (vulgar, euphemistic) A vagina.
- (Northern Ireland, slang) A black eye; a shiner.
- A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.
- a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
- a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
verb
prep_phrase
noun
- On a steam locomotive, a pipe which takes away steam exhausted from a cylinder.
- Of an internal combustion engine, any of several pipes, connected in series, that carry waste gases away from the engine and vent it to the air.
- The final pipe in this series.
- a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler
noun
- (rail transport, slang) A steam locomotive.
- Alternative form of kiddle (“kind of fishweir”).
- (military) A type of encirclement.
- A bucket for holding a quantity of paint during the painting process.
- (ornithology, collective) A group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating.
- (cooking) A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
- An instance of kettling; a group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area.
- (music) A kettledrum.
- The quantity held by a kettle.
- (slang) A watch (timepiece).
- (geology) A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.
- (figurative) Ellipsis of kettle of fish.
- A vessel or appliance used to boil water for the preparation of hot beverages and other foodstuffs.
- the quantity a kettle will hold
- (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
- a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
- a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
verb
noun
name
- (historical, with "the") The Montagnard party in the time of the French Revolution.
- (countable) A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States, originally named Mole Hill.
- A rural municipality in western Manitoba, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Mountain.
- A minor city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A hamlet near Queensbury, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0930).
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Mountain Township.
noun
name
- A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
- A town in Tioga County, New York.
- An inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.
- An unincorporated community and township in Delaware County, Ohio.
- A community in Sandy Hook, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
noun
adj
- Pertaining to the Atlantic language family.
- Pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean.
- Pertaining to locations adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, such as the British Isles in Northwestern Europe, or the eastern seaboard of the United States.
- Pertaining to the legendary island of Atlantis.
- Descended from the legendary Atlas.
- relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
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name
noun
- (rail transport) A booster engine fitted to a steam locomotive.
- Something that boosts.
- Ellipsis of booster seat.
- (aerospace) The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight.
- (gaming) A package of cards or figurines designed to add to a player's collection.
- A member of a booster club.
- (slang) A thief.
- (linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
- (immunology) A booster dose.
- Someone who publicly promotes or endorses (something or someone); a fan or supporter.
- (explosives) A small quantity of a sensitive explosive that is triggered by a detonator and provides the energy needed to detonate a larger quantity of a less-sensitive explosive.
- (video games) A power-up item.
- (electrical engineering) A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
- an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
- an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
- the first stage of a multistage rocket
- someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- a thief who steals goods that are in a store
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
verb
noun
noun
- A steam boiler.
- A kitchen vessel for steaming, boiling or heating food.
- A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.
- A tough old chicken only suitable for cooking by boiling.
- A person who boils something.
- An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.
- A sunken reef, especially a coral reef, on which the sea breaks heavily.
- (UK, Australia, slang, derogatory) An old woman.
- (rare, informal) Boilerplate.
- sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
- a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
noun
- (rail transport) A train pulled by two locomotives.
- (sports) A pair of games played one after another between the same teams.
- (numismatics) A double-headed coin.
- (slang) Double penetration
- A pair of sporting events, one after the other, at a single venue.
- (fishing) The catching of a single fish simultaneously by two fishermen when fishing together.
- A pair of sporting events, one after the other, broadcast on the same television channel.
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name
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- (rail transport) A device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinders of a steam locomotive.
- (genetics) A gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.
- (mathematics) A positive real number determining the density of the units in Dirichlet's unit theorem.
- A device that controls or limits something.
- (historical) Synonym of bulldozer (“member of intimidating group of white US Southerners”).
- Short for diving regulator.
- A very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.
- A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially regulatory law as sanctioned by statutory law.
- Ellipsis of voltage regulator.
- an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
- a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
- any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
noun
- The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
- Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
- Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
- The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
- (computing, networking) The process of transferring data packets from one device to another in a network, or from one network to another.
- Change from one product or service provider to another.
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
verb
noun
- A type of streamlined railway locomotive.
- A small California shark (Notorynchus cepedianus).
- The common sand shark.
- A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus griseus).
- A type of Native American canoe.
- A fish of the sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; the white sturgeon.
adj
verb
noun
- (rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
- Anything which is offered, proffered, put forth or bid with the expectation of a response, answer, or reply.
- (nautical) A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore.
- Ellipsis of water tender (“firefighting apparatus”).
- (archaic outside certain compounds) Someone who tends or waits on something or someone.
- The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.
- A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.
- Any offer or proposal made for acceptance.
- (diving) A member of a diving team who assists a diver during a dive but does not themselves go underwater.
- (nautical) A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.
- (law) A formal offer to buy or sell something.
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
- a boat for communication between ship and shore
- someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
- a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
adj
- Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
- Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
- Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet.
- Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.
- Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic.
- (of food) Soft and easily chewed.
- Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate.
- Young and inexperienced.
- (nautical) Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.
- Sensitive or painful to the touch.
- easy to cut or chew
- given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
- hurting
- young and immature
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
- having or displaying warmth or affection
- physically untoughened
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noun
- (rail transport) A steam locomotive of the 4-4-0 wheel arrangement.
- A citizen or national of the United States of America.
- Any inhabitant of the Americas.
- (historical) A citizen or inhabitant of British America.
- (informal, humorous, colloquial) The dialect of English spoken in and around the contiguous United States of America.
- (clipping of) American cheese.
- the English language as used in the United States
- a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country
- a native or inhabitant of the United States
adj
- (uncommon) Of, from, or pertaining to the Americas.
- (historical) Of, from, or pertaining to British North America.
- Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people, or its culture.
- (finance, of an option, not comparable) Able to be exercised on any date between its issue and expiry.
- of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas
- of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture
name
noun
- (usually) A locomotive.
- The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
- A self-powered vehicle used for moving cars along a track.
- A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.
- (computing) A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word).
- A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
- A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.
- something used to achieve a purpose
- an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.
- a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
- motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
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- (rail transport) a diesel locomotive.
- (usually automotive, transport) Such an engine that burns diesel (diesel fuel).
- (mechanical engineering) An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with diesel fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke.
- an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
noun
- (especially British) A steam locomotive.
- Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work.
- (usually) A piston engine driven by steam.
- external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder
noun
- (British) The smokestack of a steam locomotive.
- A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.
- The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.
- (vulgar, euphemistic) A vagina.
- (Northern Ireland, slang) A black eye; a shiner.
- A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.
- a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
- a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
verb
verb
- travel by means of steam power
- (transitive) To raise steam, e.g. in a steam locomotive.
- (intransitive) To travel by means of steam power.
- cook something by letting steam pass over it
- emit steam
- get very agitated or angry
- clean by means of steaming
- rise as vapor
- (intransitive) To rise in vapour; to issue, or pass off, as vapour.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.
- (intransitive) To produce or vent steam.
- (transitive) To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.
- (transitive, cooking) To cook with steam.
- (figuratively or literally) To move with great or excessive purposefulness.
- (transitive, figuratively) To make angry.
- (intransitive, literal, figurative) To be cooked with steam.
- (transitive) To cover with condensed water vapor.
noun
- Travel by means of a steam-powered vehicle.
- A steam-powered vehicle, referring to their use.
- water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
- (figuratively) Pent-up anger.
- Exhaled breath into cold air below the dew point of the exhalation.
- (figuratively) Internal energy for progress or motive power.
- (fencing) Fencing without the use of any electric equipment.
- Mist, fog.
- The hot gaseous form of water, formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase (at or above its boiling point temperature).
- Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy.
- The act of cooking by steaming.
adj
noun
- On a steam locomotive, a pipe which takes away steam exhausted from a cylinder.
- Of an internal combustion engine, any of several pipes, connected in series, that carry waste gases away from the engine and vent it to the air.
- The final pipe in this series.
- a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler
noun
- (rail transport, slang) A steam locomotive.
- Alternative form of kiddle (“kind of fishweir”).
- (military) A type of encirclement.
- A bucket for holding a quantity of paint during the painting process.
- (ornithology, collective) A group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating.
- (cooking) A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
- An instance of kettling; a group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area.
- (music) A kettledrum.
- The quantity held by a kettle.
- (slang) A watch (timepiece).
- (geology) A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.
- (figurative) Ellipsis of kettle of fish.
- A vessel or appliance used to boil water for the preparation of hot beverages and other foodstuffs.
- the quantity a kettle will hold
- (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
- a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
- a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
verb
verb
noun
- A steam-powered road locomotive; a traction engine.
- a ship powered by one or more steam engines
- an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
- a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
- a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
- (chiefly in the plural, Rhode Island) A steamed clam.
- (British, crime, slang) A member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group).
- (cooking) A cooking appliance that cooks by steaming.
- (British, slang) A homosexual man with a preference for passive partners.
- Clipping of steamer trunk.
- (British, slang) An act of fellatio.
- A steamer duck: any of the four species of the duck genus Tachyeres which are all found in South America, three of which are flightless.
- (British, slang) A prostitute's client.
- A wetsuit with long sleeves and legs.
- (Maine) The soft-shell clam, sand gaper, or long-neck clam (Mya arenaria), an edible saltwater clam; specifically the clam when steamed for eating.
- (British, Scotland, slang) A drinking session.
- A stupid or contemptible person.
- (US, slang) a gambler who increases a wager after losing.
- (nautical) A vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or steamship.
- A babycino (frothy milk drink).
- (Memphis, hip-hop, slang) A stolen vehicle.
- A gullible or easily cheated person.
- A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.
- (horse racing) A racehorse the odds of which are becoming shorter (that is, decreasing) because bettors are backing it.
noun
name
- (historical, with "the") The Montagnard party in the time of the French Revolution.
- (countable) A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States, originally named Mole Hill.
- A rural municipality in western Manitoba, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Mountain.
- A minor city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A hamlet near Queensbury, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0930).
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Mountain Township.
noun
name
- A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
- A town in Tioga County, New York.
- An inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.
- An unincorporated community and township in Delaware County, Ohio.
- A community in Sandy Hook, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
noun
adj
- Pertaining to the Atlantic language family.
- Pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean.
- Pertaining to locations adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, such as the British Isles in Northwestern Europe, or the eastern seaboard of the United States.
- Pertaining to the legendary island of Atlantis.
- Descended from the legendary Atlas.
- relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
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- (rail transport) A booster engine fitted to a steam locomotive.
- Something that boosts.
- Ellipsis of booster seat.
- (aerospace) The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight.
- (gaming) A package of cards or figurines designed to add to a player's collection.
- A member of a booster club.
- (slang) A thief.
- (linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
- (immunology) A booster dose.
- Someone who publicly promotes or endorses (something or someone); a fan or supporter.
- (explosives) A small quantity of a sensitive explosive that is triggered by a detonator and provides the energy needed to detonate a larger quantity of a less-sensitive explosive.
- (video games) A power-up item.
- (electrical engineering) A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
- an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
- an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
- the first stage of a multistage rocket
- someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- a thief who steals goods that are in a store
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
verb
noun
noun
- A steam boiler.
- A kitchen vessel for steaming, boiling or heating food.
- A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.
- A tough old chicken only suitable for cooking by boiling.
- A person who boils something.
- An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.
- A sunken reef, especially a coral reef, on which the sea breaks heavily.
- (UK, Australia, slang, derogatory) An old woman.
- (rare, informal) Boilerplate.
- sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
- a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
noun
- (rail transport) A train pulled by two locomotives.
- (sports) A pair of games played one after another between the same teams.
- (numismatics) A double-headed coin.
- (slang) Double penetration
- A pair of sporting events, one after the other, at a single venue.
- (fishing) The catching of a single fish simultaneously by two fishermen when fishing together.
- A pair of sporting events, one after the other, broadcast on the same television channel.
noun
name
noun
name
noun
- (rail transport) A device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinders of a steam locomotive.
- (genetics) A gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.
- (mathematics) A positive real number determining the density of the units in Dirichlet's unit theorem.
- A device that controls or limits something.
- (historical) Synonym of bulldozer (“member of intimidating group of white US Southerners”).
- Short for diving regulator.
- A very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.
- A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially regulatory law as sanctioned by statutory law.
- Ellipsis of voltage regulator.
- an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
- a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
- any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
noun
- The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
- Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
- Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
- The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
- (computing, networking) The process of transferring data packets from one device to another in a network, or from one network to another.
- Change from one product or service provider to another.
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
verb
noun
- A type of streamlined railway locomotive.
- A small California shark (Notorynchus cepedianus).
- The common sand shark.
- A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus griseus).
- A type of Native American canoe.
- A fish of the sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; the white sturgeon.
noun
- (rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
- Anything which is offered, proffered, put forth or bid with the expectation of a response, answer, or reply.
- (nautical) A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore.
- Ellipsis of water tender (“firefighting apparatus”).
- (archaic outside certain compounds) Someone who tends or waits on something or someone.
- The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.
- A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.
- Any offer or proposal made for acceptance.
- (diving) A member of a diving team who assists a diver during a dive but does not themselves go underwater.
- (nautical) A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.
- (law) A formal offer to buy or sell something.
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
- a boat for communication between ship and shore
- someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
- a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
adj
- Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
- Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
- Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet.
- Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.
- Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic.
- (of food) Soft and easily chewed.
- Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate.
- Young and inexperienced.
- (nautical) Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.
- Sensitive or painful to the touch.
- easy to cut or chew
- given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
- hurting
- young and immature
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
- having or displaying warmth or affection
- physically untoughened
adv
verb
noun
verb
noun
- (rail transport) A steam locomotive of the 4-4-0 wheel arrangement.
- A citizen or national of the United States of America.
- Any inhabitant of the Americas.
- (historical) A citizen or inhabitant of British America.
- (informal, humorous, colloquial) The dialect of English spoken in and around the contiguous United States of America.
- (clipping of) American cheese.
- the English language as used in the United States
- a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country
- a native or inhabitant of the United States
adj
- (uncommon) Of, from, or pertaining to the Americas.
- (historical) Of, from, or pertaining to British North America.
- Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people, or its culture.
- (finance, of an option, not comparable) Able to be exercised on any date between its issue and expiry.
- of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas
- of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture
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- (usually) A locomotive.
- The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
- A self-powered vehicle used for moving cars along a track.
- A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.
- (computing) A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word).
- A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
- A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.
- something used to achieve a purpose
- an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.
- a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
- motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
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- (rail transport) a diesel locomotive.
- (usually automotive, transport) Such an engine that burns diesel (diesel fuel).
- (mechanical engineering) An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with diesel fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke.
- an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
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- travel by means of steam power
- (transitive) To raise steam, e.g. in a steam locomotive.
- (intransitive) To travel by means of steam power.
- cook something by letting steam pass over it
- emit steam
- get very agitated or angry
- clean by means of steaming
- rise as vapor
- (intransitive) To rise in vapour; to issue, or pass off, as vapour.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.
- (intransitive) To produce or vent steam.
- (transitive) To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.
- (transitive, cooking) To cook with steam.
- (figuratively or literally) To move with great or excessive purposefulness.
- (transitive, figuratively) To make angry.
- (intransitive, literal, figurative) To be cooked with steam.
- (transitive) To cover with condensed water vapor.
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- Travel by means of a steam-powered vehicle.
- A steam-powered vehicle, referring to their use.
- water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
- (figuratively) Pent-up anger.
- Exhaled breath into cold air below the dew point of the exhalation.
- (figuratively) Internal energy for progress or motive power.
- (fencing) Fencing without the use of any electric equipment.
- Mist, fog.
- The hot gaseous form of water, formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase (at or above its boiling point temperature).
- Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy.
- The act of cooking by steaming.
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- A steam-powered road locomotive; a traction engine.
- a ship powered by one or more steam engines
- an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
- a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
- a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
- (chiefly in the plural, Rhode Island) A steamed clam.
- (British, crime, slang) A member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group).
- (cooking) A cooking appliance that cooks by steaming.
- (British, slang) A homosexual man with a preference for passive partners.
- Clipping of steamer trunk.
- (British, slang) An act of fellatio.
- A steamer duck: any of the four species of the duck genus Tachyeres which are all found in South America, three of which are flightless.
- (British, slang) A prostitute's client.
- A wetsuit with long sleeves and legs.
- (Maine) The soft-shell clam, sand gaper, or long-neck clam (Mya arenaria), an edible saltwater clam; specifically the clam when steamed for eating.
- (British, Scotland, slang) A drinking session.
- A stupid or contemptible person.
- (US, slang) a gambler who increases a wager after losing.
- (nautical) A vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or steamship.
- A babycino (frothy milk drink).
- (Memphis, hip-hop, slang) A stolen vehicle.
- A gullible or easily cheated person.
- A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.
- (horse racing) A racehorse the odds of which are becoming shorter (that is, decreasing) because bettors are backing it.