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  • 11steam ahead — go forward at full throttle, go forward at full speed …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 12full — Ⅰ. full [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space. 2) (full of) having a large number or quantity of. 3) not lacking or omitting anything; complete. 4) (full of) unable to stop talking or… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 13steam — steam1 [ stim ] noun uncount ** 1. ) the hot wet substance like a thin cloud that is produced when water is heated: The steam from the volcano rose 3,000 meters into the air. a steam bath a ) the wet substance that forms on windows and mirrors… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14steam — [[t]sti͟ːm[/t]] ♦♦♦ steams, steaming, steamed 1) N UNCOUNT Steam is the hot mist that forms when water boils. Steam vehicles and machines are operated using steam as a means of power. In an electric power plant the heat converts water into high… …

    English dictionary

  • 15full — full1 W1S1 [ful] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no space)¦ 2¦(including everything)¦ 3¦(highest amount/level)¦ 4¦(having a lot of something)¦ 5¦(food)¦ 6¦(emphasis)¦ 7¦(busy)¦ 8¦(rank)¦ 9 be full of yourself 10 be full of crap/shi …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16steam — I UK [stiːm] / US [stɪm] noun [uncountable] ** 1) a) the hot wet substance like a thin cloud that is produced when water is heated The steam from the volcano rose into the air. a steam bath b) the wet substance that forms on windows and mirrors… …

    English dictionary

  • 17steam — steam1 W3 [sti:m] n [U] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(gas)¦ 2¦(mist on surface)¦ 3¦(power)¦ 4 let/blow off steam 5 get/pick/build up steam 6 run out of steam 7 under your own steam 8¦(railway)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English;] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18Steam (content delivery) — Infobox Software name=Steam logo= caption=The Steam welcome screen with the default skin developer=Valve Corporation released=2003 09 12cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/news/183/|title=Steam Client Released|date=2003 09… …

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  • 19steam — 1 noun (U) 1 GAS the hot mist that water produces when it is boiled: Be careful of the steam from the kettle. 2 MIST ON SURFACE the mist that forms on windows, mirrors etc when warm wet air suddenly becomes cold 3 POWER power that is produced by… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20full — I. /fʊl / (say fool) adjective 1. filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup; a full theatre. 2. complete; entire; maximum: a full supply. 3. of unmixed ancestry: a full Aboriginal. 4. of the maximum size,… …