Steam - English meaning

noun

Water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.

Usage examples:

The inside of the cab steamed up with condensation

noun

The drops of water that appear on cold surfaces such as windows as a result of hot air or steam becoming cool

noun

The state or condition of being slightly wet.

Usage examples:

The dampness in the air

noun

The process or action of exhaling.

Usage examples:

The gas produced at the end of exhalation from deep within the lung

noun

The action of sending air out of your lungs

Usage examples:

With a short exhalation, he prepared for the work ahead., you could hear every ragged exhalation.

noun

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility (to a greater extent than mist; strictly, reducing visibility to below 1 km).

Usage examples:

The collision occurred in thick fog

verb

(with reference to a glass surface) cover or become covered with steam.

Usage examples:

Hot steam drifted about her, fogging up the window

noun

The grass which grows in a field after a crop of hay has been taken.

Usage examples:

If the humidity is too high, the fog just grows and grows out of control.

noun

An amount of gas or vapour that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale.

Usage examples:

Clouds of exhaust fumes spewed by cars

verb

Feel, show, or express great anger.

Usage examples:

‘we simply cannot have this’, she fumed

noun

A slight obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles.

Usage examples:

The cold air has no pollution and very little haze

verb

Obscure with a haze.

Usage examples:

A clump of islands, very green, but hazed in cloud and mist

verb

Force (a new or potential recruit to the military or a university fraternity) to perform strenuous, humiliating, or dangerous tasks.

Usage examples:

Rookies were mercilessly hazed

noun

A cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that limits visibility (to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1 km (1,100 yards))

Usage examples:

The peaks were shrouded in mist

verb

A cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that limits visibility (to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1 km).

Usage examples:

The peaks were shrouded in mist

noun

A light rain or a collection of very small drops of water in the air that is like a fog

Usage examples:

[ c ] in the mornings, a mist covered the surface of the lake.

noun

Water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapour, within a solid, or condensed on a surface.

Usage examples:

The air was constantly heavy with moisture

noun

Very small drops of water, either in the air or on a surface

Usage examples:

It was a clear day with little moisture in the air.

noun

Sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour.

Usage examples:

She hit him in panic

verb

Feel or cause to feel panic.

Usage examples:

The crowd panicked and stampeded for the exit

noun

A cereal and fodder grass of a group including millet.

Usage examples:

Two of the most common, but functionally indeterminate, grass grains regularly identified from amer…

noun

A visible suspension of carbon or other particles in air, typically one emitted from a burning substance.

Usage examples:

Bonfire smoke

verb

Emit smoke or visible vapour.

Usage examples:

Heat the oil until it just smokes

adjective

A cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas