Word Finder - steaming

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To cook with steam.

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The best way to cook artichokes is to steam them.

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To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.

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to steam wood or cloth

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To produce or vent steam.

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To rise in vapour; to issue, or pass off, as vapour.

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Our breath steamed in the cold winter air.

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To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.

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To make angry.

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It really steams me to see her treat him like that.

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To be covered with condensed water vapor.

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With all the heavy breathing going on the windows were quickly steamed in the car.

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To travel by means of steam power.

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The ship steamed out of the harbour

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To move with great or excessive purposefulness.

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If he heard of anyone picking the fruit he would steam off and lecture them.

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To exhale.

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The action of steam on something.

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The method of cooking by immersion in steam.

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A form of robbery in which a large gang moves swiftly and violently through a bus, train, etc.; see Steaming (crime).

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Relating to the ability of a steam locomotive (etc.) to raise steam.

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Giving off steam.

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We were served with steaming bowls of soup.

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Very angry.

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I was steaming when I heard about their betrayal.

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Extremely drunk.

She poured them each a cup of steaming tea.

Sarah entered the room carrying a pan of steaming biscuits.

Alex met her at the door, a steaming cup of coffee in one hand.

Katie came from the kitchen, balancing a full cup of steaming coffee.

It has many advantages for heavy high-speed service, namely, large and well-proportioned boiler, practically unlimited grate area, fire-box of favourable proportions for firing, fairly low centre of gravity, short coupling-rods, and, finally, a combination of the safe and smooth riding qualities of the fourcoupled bogie type, with great steaming capacity and moderate axle loads.

The northern part is occupied by a steaming lake, while the southern part contains numerous solfataras and boiling springs.

If an iron ship be swung when upright for deviation, and the mean horizontal and vertical magnetic forces at the compass positions be also observed in different parts of the world, mathematical analysis shows that the deviations are caused partly by the permanent magnetism of hard iron, partly by the transient induced magnetism of soft iron both horizontal and vertical, and in a lesser degree by iron which is neither magnetically hard nor soft, but which becomes magnetized in the same manner as hard iron, though it gradually loses its magnetism on change of conditions, as, for example, in the case of a ship, repaired and hammered in dock, steaming in an opposite direction at sea.

Steaming and boiling are sometimes resorted to as artificial means of seasoning, but not to any great extent, as the timber deteriorates under such treatment, and the cost of the process is in many cases prohibitive.

Although a compass may thus be made practically correct for a given time and place, the magnetism of the ship is liable to changes on changing her geographical position, and especially so when steaming at right angles or nearly so to the magnetic meridian, for then sub-permanent magnetism is developed in the hull.

The climate indeed which favours tropical profusion of jungle growth - still steaming heat - is that most favourable for the cultivation of tea, and such climate, unfortunately, is often trying to the health of Europeans.

Beyond preparing rice, these types of small appliances can serve other purposes in the kitchen such as steaming raw vegetables and cooking dishes like jambalaya.

Corday turned away, steaming.

The lip of the fracture is now marked by a line of steaming vents.

These springs, strongly sulphurous, rise a short distance inland at several points, and at last pour steaming over the rocks, which they have yellowed with their deposit, into the Euboic Sea.

The principal difference from the manner described of making black tea lies in the omission of the withering and fermenting, and the substitution for those of a steaming or panning process.

There is also fairly frequent communication between Sandakan and Hong-Kong, a journey of four days' steaming.

Finding himself in command of a squadron which represented practically the whole of Japan's naval forces, he refused to acquiesce in the deposition of the Shogun, his liege lord, and, steaming off to Yezo (1867), proclaimed a republic and fortified Hakodate.

Second only to the compass in its value to the sailor is Thomson's sounding apparatus, whereby soundings can be taken in 100 fathoms by a ship steaming at 16 knots; and by the employment of piano-wire of a breaking strength of 140 tons per square inch and an iron sinker weighing only 34 lb, with a selfregistering pressure gauge, soundings can be rapidly taken in deep ocean.

After an hour and a half of sore but thorough pleasure, they left, exhausted, with rosy cheeks, wet backsides and aching ankles for the warmth and comfort of Bird Song and mugs of steaming hot chocolate.

Sussex Pond Pudding A Sussex Pond pudding has a steaming suet crust which encases a whole lemon with golden buttery sugar syrup.

Care should be used when removing covers from pans of steaming foods and when uncovering or opening foods heated in a microwave oven.

It was a separate boiler for brewing and one for steaming, which makes it very versatile, as you can change from lattes to cappuccinos instantly.

This bread is made by burying the materials for months, till the mass is thoroughly fermented and homogeneous, when it is dug up and cooked by baking or steaming.

He set the tray down on the table and handed a steaming cup of coffee to Señor Medena.

The iron acquired a reputation for poor steaming.

Maybe hurling big boulders - even making them change into steaming chunks of lava on the way - is more your thing.

Grilling and poaching or steaming are the best methods for keeping skinless breasts succulent.

The small guardhouse where I stood for four hours now, seemed like a steaming room.

The Icelandic gunboat is risking getting a stem packed with ice in a very tender spot from the trawler steaming at high speed.

Used animal cages should be rendered non- infective by disinfection, fumigation or heat treatment (steaming or autoclaving ).

Use the same dilution in a bowl of steaming hot water for a steam inhalation.

My image of Africa, at that time, was of naked savages, cannibals, monkeys and tigers and steaming jungles.

All finished off with steaming hot chocolate and melted marsh mallows around the camp fire.

Also we received white bread along with a steaming hot mug of tea.

Bar snacks are available - our huge bowls of steaming mussels are legendary!

Surrounded by snow covered mountain peaks I lay in a huge rock pool of steaming water.

Unfortunately within a couple of years the Nelsons acquired a reputation for poor steaming.

I'd damn near turned triple somersaults on Terry Ware's steaming guitar work.

This time she's working in Georgia's steaming coastal swampland.

No matter which way we turn, the hound of fate places another steaming turd in our path.

He stood in front of the fire, sodden clothes steaming.

I 'd damn near turned triple somersaults on Terry Ware 's steaming guitar work.

That night over a steaming plate of squab pie the farmer related what he had seen.

Stephen nodded and gulped down the steaming mug of coffee that TIM materialized for him.

When steaming vegetables such as potatoes, cauliflower, zucchini, peas, and summer squash, season them with tarragon butter.

This time she 's working in Georgia 's steaming coastal swampland.

Now, reserve staff are often invited into locals ' homes for cups of steaming yak butter tea.

The essential oil is extracted from the leaves through a steaming process and has been used for centuries by the Aborigines for a variety of medicinal purposes.

A wok is an Asian style pan typically used for stir fry cooking, though it can actually be used for many types of cooking including deep frying and steaming.

Vendors hawking their wares may have baskets of fried rice wrapped in banana leaves, or steaming bowls of noodles.