steam
Kettle's white plume
Steam is vapor that arises from water when it is heated.
Especially in the past, steam was used as a source of power, so it is now used figuratively: to go under your own steam is to go unassisted.
Something that steams is giving off steam.
To steam also means to cook using steam (steam vegetables).
To steam northward, for example, is to travel northward.
Erupting thermal vent
- fumaroleVolcanic gas vent
- hot springNaturally heated groundwater basin
- ventOpening for airflow
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
geothermal · sulfur · Yellowstone · Old Faithful · hydrothermal · fissure · caldera · magma
Blade-driven energy converter
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- engineMachine producing motion
industrial · piston · boiler · pressure · thermal · mechanical · wattage · paddlewheel
Fine airborne moisture
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
- wispThin, delicate trace
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- billowSwell outward with air
condensation · fog · haze · moisture · humidity · droplets · evaporation · rise
Heat to bubbling point
- simmerCook just under boiling
- dim sumChinese small-plate tradition
- dumplingsFilled dough parcels
- tamalesFilled masa, steamed wrapped
momo · buns · rice cooker · papillote · poach · blanch · vegetables · seafood
Cleanse of pathogens
- sterilizeEliminate all microorganisms
- disinfectKill pathogens on surfaces
- purifyRemove unwanted substances
- wrinkleSurface fold or crease
fabric · pressurized · nozzle · iron · freshen · chemical-free · upholstery · curtains
Passing very quickly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
momentary · wispy · evanescent · brief · passing · rising · curling · dispersing
geyser
Erupting thermal vent
- fumaroleVolcanic gas vent
- hot springNaturally heated groundwater basin
- ventOpening for airflow
volcanic · geothermal · sulfur · Yellowstone · Old Faithful · hydrothermal · fissure · caldera · magma · underground
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
engine · industrial · piston · boiler · pressure · thermal · mechanical · wattage · paddlewheel · railway
mist
Fine airborne moisture
billow · condensation · fog · haze · moisture · humidity · droplets · evaporation · rise · swirl
boil
Heat to bubbling point
tamales · momo · buns · rice cooker · papillote · poach · blanch · vegetables · seafood · idli
sanitize
Cleanse of pathogens
- sterilizeEliminate all microorganisms
- disinfectKill pathogens on surfaces
- purifyRemove unwanted substances
wrinkle · fabric · pressurized · nozzle · iron · freshen · chemical-free · upholstery · curtains · mattress
fleeting
Passing very quickly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
fading · momentary · wispy · evanescent · brief · passing · rising · curling · dispersing · dissolving
- blow off steamRelease accumulated stress
- let off steamRelease accumulated emotional pressure
- steamer trunkLarge rigid voyage luggage
- steam pipeTube carrying hot vapor
- run out of steamLose driving energy
- steam engineThermal vapor motor
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