make steam (verb)

  • 11steam up — transitive verb Date: 1922 to make angry or excited ; arouse …

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  • 12coal — /koʊl / (say kohl) noun 1. a black or brown carbon based sedimentary rock formed by the accumulation and decomposition of plant material in layers and used as a fuel; main types are hard coal (anthracite), soft coal (bituminous coal), brown coal… …

  • 13change over — verb 1. make a shift in or exchange of (Freq. 1) First Joe led; then we switched • Syn: ↑switch, ↑shift • Derivationally related forms: ↑shift (for: ↑shift), ↑ …

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  • 14move up — verb 1. move upward (Freq. 3) The fog lifted The smoke arose from the forest fire The mist uprose from the meadows • Syn: ↑rise, ↑lift, ↑arise, ↑go up, ↑ …

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  • 15madden — verb 1) what maddens people most is his vagueness Syn: infuriate, exasperate, irritate; incense, anger, enrage, provoke, upset, agitate, vex, irk, make someone s hackles rise, make someone see red; informal aggravate, make someone s blood boil,… …

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  • 16blanch — verb Etymology: Middle English blaunchen, from Anglo French blanchir, from blanc, adjective, white more at blank Date: 15th century transitive verb to take the color out of: as a. to bleach by excluding light b. to scald or parboil in water or… …

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  • 17hiss — verb Etymology: Middle English, of imitative origin Date: 14th century intransitive verb to make a sharp sibilant sound < the crowd hissed in disapproval > < hissing steam > transitive verb 1. to express disapproval of by hissing < hiss …

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  • 18burn — verb 1) the shed was burning Syn: be on fire, be alight, be ablaze, blaze, go up, go up in smoke, be in flames, be aflame; smolder, glow 2) he burned the letters Syn: set fire to, se …

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  • 19see red — verb become angry He angers easily • Syn: ↑anger • Derivationally related forms: ↑anger (for: ↑anger) • Hypernyms: ↑feel, ↑ …

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  • 20condense — verb 1 (I, T) if gas condenses or is condensed, it becomes a liquid as it becomes cooler: Steam condensed on the bathroom mirror. (+ into): The gaseous metal is cooled and condenses into liquid zinc. 2 (T) to make a liquid thicker by removing&#8230; …

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