a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
noun
a ship powered by one or more steam engines
noun
an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
verb
travel by means of steam power
“The ship steamed off into the Pacific”
Word Forms
steam
verb
cook something by letting steam pass over it
steamer
verb
travel by means of steam power
steamer
noun
a ship powered by one or more steam engines
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Dampfer
eine Muschel, die normalerweise in der Schale gedämpft wird
🇫🇷French
bateau à vapeur
une palourde qui est généralement cuite à la vapeur dans sa coquille
🇪🇸Spanish
buque de vapor
una almeja que generalmente se cuece al vapor con cáscara
🇮🇹Italian
piroscafo
una vongola che di solito viene cotta al vapore nel guscio
🇳🇱Dutch
stoomboot
een mossel die meestal in de schaal wordt gestoomd
🇵🇹Portuguese
vaporizador
um molusco que geralmente é cozido no vapor com casca
🇷🇺Russian
пароход
моллюск, который обычно готовят на пару в раковине
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्टीमर
एक क्लैम जो आमतौर पर खोल में भाप में पकाया जाता है
🇧🇩Bengali
স্টিমার
একটি ক্ল্যাম যা সাধারণত শেলে বাষ্প করা হয়
🇮🇳Tamil
நீராவி
பொதுவாக ஓட்டில் வேகவைக்கப்படும் ஒரு மட்டி
🇮🇳Telugu
స్టీమర్
సాధారణంగా షెల్లో ఆవిరితో ఉడికించే ఒక క్లామ్
🇮🇳Marathi
स्टीमर
एक क्लॅम जे सहसा शेलमध्ये वाफवले जाते
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્ટીમર
એક ક્લેમ જે સામાન્ય રીતે શેલમાં ઉકાળવામાં આવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಟೀಮರ್
ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಶೆಲ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಆವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇಯಿಸುವ ಒಂದು ಕ್ಲಾಮ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്റ്റീമർ
സാധാരണയായി ഷെല്ലിൽ ആവിയിൽ വേവിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കക്ക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਟੀਮਰ
ਇੱਕ ਕਲੈਮ ਜੋ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸ਼ੈੱਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੁੰਲਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
سٹیمر
ایک کلیم جو عام طور پر خول میں ابلیا جاتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
汽船
通常带壳蒸的蛤
🇯🇵Japanese
蒸し器
通常は殻のまま蒸したハマグリ
🇰🇷Korean
기선
일반적으로 껍질에 찐 조개
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nồi hấp
một con nghêu thường được hấp trong vỏ
🇹🇭Thai
เรือกลไฟ
หอยที่มักจะนึ่งในเปลือก
🇮🇩Indonesian
kapal uap
kerang yang biasanya dikukus dalam cangkangnya
🇵🇭Filipino
bapor
isang kabibe na karaniwang pinasingaw sa kabibi
🇲🇾Malay
pengukus
kerang yang biasanya dikukus dalam kulitnya
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
باخرة
البطلينوس الذي عادة ما يتم طهيه على البخار في الصدفة
🇮🇷Persian
بخارپز
صدفی که معمولاً در پوسته بخارپز می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
vapur
genellikle kabuğunda buharda pişirilen bir deniz tarağı
🇮🇱Hebrew
אֳנִיַת קִיטוֹר
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Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'steamer'?
The primary meaning of 'steamer' is 'a clam that is usually steamed in the shell'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'steamer' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'steamer' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'steamer' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'steamer' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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