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[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) gufa2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) gufuafl2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) gefa frá sér gufu2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) sigla/keyra fyrir gufuafli3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) gufusjóða•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
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