make steam (verb)

  • 101power — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 authority/control ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, ultimate ▪ considerable, enormous, tremendous ▪ real ▪ …

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  • 102hurry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. press, rush, drive, force; hasten, speed, accelerate, quicken, facilitate, scurry. See haste, expedition. II (Roget s IV) interj. Syn. run, hasten, speed, move, step on it*, step on the gas*, get on… …

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  • 103Ethereal being — Water nymph by John Collier, 1923. Ethereal beings, according to some belief systems and occult theories, are mystic entities that usually are not made of ordinary matter. Despite the fact that they are believed to be essentially incorporeal,… …

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  • 104head — [hed] n. [ME hede, heved < OE heafod, akin to Ger haupt (OHG houbit, Goth haubith) < IE base * kaput (orig. prob. cup shaped) > L caput: merged in Gmc with word akin to OHG hūba, a cap, crest (Ger haube) < IE base * keu , to bend,… …

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  • 105steamroller — steam‧roll‧er [ˈstiːmˌrəʊlə ǁ ˌroʊlər] also steamroll verb [transitive] informal to force someone to do what you want them to do, or to make sure something happens by using all your power and influence: • He steamrollered the bill through… …

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  • 106fair — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ annual ▪ antiques, art, book, craft, horse (BrE), school (esp. AmE), steam (BrE) …

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  • 107go — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. go away, leave, depart, withdraw, retire, exit; vanish, disappear, evaporate, evanesce; operate, work, run, function, succeed; proceed, pass; wend, stir; extend, reach; elapse, pass; wither, fade,… …

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  • 108revel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. disport, gambol, romp, carouse; delight in, enjoy. See pleasure. n. lark, spree, carouse. See amusement, rejoicing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. carousal, frolic, festivity; see celebration 2 ,… …

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  • 109boil — [[t]bɔ͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ boils, boiling, boiled 1) V ERG When a hot liquid boils or when you boil it, bubbles appear in it and it starts to change into steam or vapour. I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil... [V n] Boil the water in… …

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  • 110splash — [[t]splæ̱ʃ[/t]] splashes, splashing, splashed 1) VERB If you splash about or splash around in water, you hit or disturb the water in a noisy way, causing some of it to fly up into the air. [V about/around] A lot of people were in the water,… …

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