- Steem
- Stem \Stem\, Steem \Steem\, n. A gleam of light; flame. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
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Steem — (st[=e]m), v. & n. See {Esteem}. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steem — Steem, v. & n. See 1st and 2nd {Stem}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
steem — /stēm/ (archaic) transitive verb same as ↑esteem; also same as ↑steam … Useful english dictionary
Steem — Stem Stem, Steem Steem, v. i. To gleam. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His head bald, that shone as any glass, . . . [And] stemed as a furnace of a leed [caldron]. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
steem — to steem a thing, to bespeak a thing. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
steamboat — /steem boht /, n. a steam driven vessel, esp. a small one or one used on inland waters. [1775 85, Amer.; STEAM + BOAT] * * * or steamship Watercraft propelled by steam; more narrowly, a shallow draft paddle wheel steamboat widely used on rivers… … Universalium
steam-heated — /steem hee tid/, adj. heated by steam. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
steampipe — /steem puyp /, n. a pipe for conveying steam from a boiler. [1855 60; STEAM + PIPE1] * * * … Universalium
steamroll — /steem rohl /, v.t., v.i. steamroller. [1910 15; by back formation] * * * … Universalium
steamroller — /steem roh leuhr/, n. 1. a heavy steam powered vehicle having a roller for crushing, compacting, or leveling materials used for a road or the like. 2. (not in technical use) any similar vehicle with a roller. 3. an overpowering force, esp. one… … Universalium
