STEAMER
Dictionary entry overview: What does steamer mean?
• STEAMER (noun)
The noun STEAMER has 4 senses:
1. a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
2. a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
3. a ship powered by one or more steam engines
4. an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
Familiarity information: STEAMER used as a noun is uncommon.
• STEAMER (verb)
The verb STEAMER has 1 sense:
1. travel by means of steam power
Familiarity information: STEAMER used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• STEAMER (noun)
Meaning:
A clam that is usually steamed in the shell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
long-neck clam; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam
Hypernyms ("steamer" is a kind of...):
clam (flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams)
Holonyms ("steamer" is a part of...):
long-neck clam; Mya arenaria; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam (an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe)
Meaning:
A cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("steamer" is a kind of...):
cooking utensil; cookware (a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking)
Meaning:
A ship powered by one or more steam engines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
steamship; steamer
Hypernyms ("steamer" is a kind of...):
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
Meronyms (parts of "steamer"):
steam engine (external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "steamer"):
paddle steamer; paddle-wheeler (a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels)
tramp; tramp steamer (a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule)
Meaning:
An edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Mya arenaria; long-neck clam; soft-shell clam; steamer clam; steamer
Hypernyms ("steamer" is a kind of...):
clam (burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness)
Meronyms (parts of "steamer"):
long-neck clam; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam (a clam that is usually steamed in the shell)
Holonyms ("steamer" is a member of...):
genus Mya; Mya (type genus of the family Myacidae)
• STEAMER (verb)
Meaning:
Travel by means of steam power
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
steam; steamer
Context example:
The ship steamed off into the Pacific
Hypernyms (to "steamer" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Domain category:
navigation; pilotage; piloting (the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)
Sentence frames:
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