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steams

SaySTEEMZ/stiːmz/

2 meanings of steams

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  1. 1
    verb
    The form of steam used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

    The pot steams on the stove every morning.

    She steams the buns for a few minutes before serving them.

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  2. 2
    noun
    Plural of steam. Rare: engineers use it for different kinds of steam.

    Wet and dry steams act in different ways inside a turbine.

    The manual compares saturated and superheated steams.

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steams is a form of steam

steam, verb: To get very angry, often without showing it right away. Full entry

Forms
steamsteams he/she/itsteaming -ing formsteamed past tense, past participle
Spelling
steam → steams: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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