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steam a vapor arising from a heated substance The first known use: before the 12th century |
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5 Letters, 1 Syllable |
steam |
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4 Phonemes |
s t E m |
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onset, rime |
st eam |
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Morpheme |
steam |
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Sentence Examples Careful, the steam from the pot is hot. The boat runs on steam. He wiped the steam from the mirrors. He was afraid he would run out of steam before the end of the race. I was making good progress this morning, but now I'm starting to run out of steam. She prefers to steam carrots rather than boil them. Their breath steamed the windows. |
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Related Words Sound the same but are spelled differently.
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Collocations The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
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Neighborhood
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