Steam

What “Steam” means

Noun

1. The hot gaseous form of water, formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase (at or above its boiling point temperature).
2. The suspended condensate (cloud) formed by water vapour when it encounters colder air.
3. The suspended condensate (cloud) formed by water vapour when it encounters colder air.
4. Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy.
5. The act of cooking by steaming.

Verb

1. To cook with steam.
2. To be cooked with steam.
3. To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.
4. To raise steam, e.g. in a steam locomotive.
5. To produce or vent steam.

Adj

1. Old-fashioned; from before the digital age.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English steem, stem, from Old English stēam (“steam, hot exhalation, hot breath; that which emits vapour; blood”), from Proto-Germanic *staumaz (“steam, vapour, breath”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to whirl, waft, stink, shake; steam, haze, smoke”). Cognate with Scots stem, steam (“steam”), West Frisian steam (“steam, vapour”), Dutch stoom (“steam, vapour”), Low German stom (“steam”), Swedish dialectal stimma (“steam, fog”), Latin fūmus (“smoke, steam”).

Business name ideas with “Steam”

Industries where “Steam” fits

We suggest this word for 5 business types and industries, including:

• Carpet Cleaning Business
• Dry Cleaner
• Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
• Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
• Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply