STEAM
What does "STEAM" mean?
The hot vapor into which water turns when boiled.
Meanings
- The invisible gas or visible mist formed when water is heated to its boiling point. Steam rose from the kettle's spout.
- Power or energy, especially momentum or drive. The campaign lost steam after the first month. figurative
- To cook food using steam. She steamed the vegetables to keep them crisp.
- To move under steam power, or to move quickly and forcefully. The old locomotive steamed into the station.
Did you know?
- A drop of water turning to steam expands about 1,600 times in volume at normal pressure - that violent expansion is exactly what drove the pistons of the entire Industrial Revolution.
Word origin
From Old English 'steam', meaning vapor or fume, from Proto-Germanic 'staumaz'; the industrial sense grew with the steam engine in the 1700s.
Remember it
STEAM is an anagram of MEATS, TEAMS, and TAMES - and you steam your MEATS to TAME them into a TEAM of flavors.
A little poem
Water learns to fly-
for one white breath it forgets
it was ever still.
haiku
Wordplay
- The kettle and the runner argued over who was more exhausted - both had simply run out of steam.
What it teaches
Heat enough patience and even water will move a mountain; pressure turns the soft into a force.
Quick facts
What does STEAM mean?
The hot vapor into which water turns when boiled.
Is STEAM a valid word?
Yes — STEAM is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is STEAM?
STEAM has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does STEAM come from?
From Old English 'steam', meaning vapor or fume, from Proto-Germanic 'staumaz'; the industrial sense grew with the steam engine in the 1700s.
What can STEAM teach us?
Heat enough patience and even water will move a mountain; pressure turns the soft into a force.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.