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Steamer

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Noun

1. long-neck clam, soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

2. steamer

a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it

3. steamer, steamship

a ship powered by one or more steam engines

4. long-neck clam, mya arenaria, soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam

an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe

Verb

5. steam, steamer

travel by means of steam power

Example Sentences:
'The ship steamed off into the Pacific'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Steamer

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noun
1. 
a boat or ship driven by steam-engines
2. Also called: steam box
an apparatus for steaming wooden beams and planks to make them pliable for shipbuilding
3. 
a vessel used to cook food by steam
4. Australian slang
a clash of sporting teams characterized by rough play

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Steamer

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noun
1. 
something operated by steam power, as a steamship or, formerly, a steam-powered automobile
2. 
a container in which things are cooked, cleaned, etc. with steam
3. 
a person or thing that steams
4. 
soft-shell clam

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Steamer

see synonyms of steamer
n.
1. One that steams.
2. A steamship or steamboat.
3. A vehicle, machine, or engine driven by steam.
4. A container in which something is steamed.

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