…the vapour into which water is converted when heated, forming a white mist of minute water droplets in the air…
…(of a steam locomotive) ready for work, with steam in the boiler…
…a room that is filled with hot steam for the purpose of cleaning and refreshing the body and for relaxation…
…heat produced by steam, especially by a central heating system in a building or on a train or ship that uses steam…
…an electric iron that emits steam from holes in its flat surface, as an aid to ironing articles that are completely dry…
…a fairground pipe organ that is driven by a steam engine and played by means of a keyboard or a system of punched cards…
…(in a cafeteria or restaurant) a table with slots to hold food containers which are kept hot by steam circulating beneath them…
…a container such as that in a steam engine in which water is boiled to generate steam…
…an engine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam to generate power…
…a steam-filled casing that is fitted around a cylinder in order to heat its contents…
…a turbine in which a high-velocity jet of steam rotates a bladed disc or drum…
…generate enough pressure to drive a steam engine…
…get rid of pent-up energy or strong emotion…
…distillation of a liquid in a current of steam, used especially to purify liquids that are not very volatile and are immiscible with water…
…become or cause something to become covered or misted over with steam…
…with as much speed or energy as possible…
…(with reference to travel) without assistance from others…
