steam

noun/stiːm/

Frequency rank: #2,028 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

The hot gas that water turns into when it boils.

Illustration for the English word “steam”

Example sentence

The kettle was boiling, and the steam was rising from the spout.

Synonyms & related words

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