steamed
verb
Form of steam , past tense of steam.
Simple meaning
Cook something by letting steam pass over it.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
steemdIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈstimd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
past tense of steam
To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.
past tense of steam
Cook something by letting steam pass over it
past tense of steam
To raise steam, e.g. in a steam locomotive.
past tense of steam
Emit steam
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.
Used this way, steamed is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
Travel by means of steam power.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
A clam that is usually steamed in the shell.
A ship powered by one or more steam engines.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A pudding cooked by steaming.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
A clam that is usually steamed in the shell.
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