steamers

Clambake bucket contents

Steamers are clams, especially soft-shell clams, typically prepared by steaming and served with melted butter: We ordered steamers at the seafood shack.

The word also refers to pots designed for steam cooking, ships powered by steam engines, or devices that emit steam for cleaning or removing wrinkles.

In dim sum, bamboo steamers stack to cook dumplings over boiling water.

clambake

clams

Edible burrowing mollusks

potatoes · seaweed · firepit · beach · shore · New England · feast · summer · cookout · butter

cookware

basket

Woven carrying vessel

  • bambooTall woody grass
  • tieredHaving multiple levels
  • lidRemovable container cover

insert · stainless · perforated · collapsible · silicone · electric · stovetop · induction · rack · trivet

ships

vessel

Receptacle for contents

ferry · tugboat · smokestack · hull · deck · captain · port · voyage · cruise · Mississippi

dumplings

dim sum

Chinese small-plate tradition

gyoza · wontons · char siu bao · momo · idli · tamales · pork buns · bamboo basket

spa

sauna

Heated room for sweating

pores · detoxification · humidity · relaxation · wellness · hammam · hot springs · therapy · towel · bench

garments

wrinkles

Surface lines from folding

hanger · travel · portable · handheld · vertical · nozzle · water tank · crease · pressing · apparel

Categories
Opposites
clam type

steamershard-shell clams

Thick-walled edible bivalves

littlenecks · cherrystones · cockles · mussels · oysters

vessel propulsion

steamerssailing ships

Wind-driven watercraft with masts

sailboats · windjammers · sailing vessels · tall ships · clippers

cooking method (appliance)

steamersfryers

Poultry or cooking vessels

deep fryers · air fryers · grills · broilers · skillets

Phrases
Family

steamed, steamer

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G