steamer
1. a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
• Syn:
soft-shell clam, steamer clam, long-neck clam
• Derivationally related forms:
steam
• Hypernyms:
clam
• Part Holonyms:
soft-shell clam, steamer clam, long-neck clam, Mya arenaria
2. a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
• Derivationally related forms:
steam
• Hypernyms:
cooking utensil, cookware
3. a ship powered by one or more steam engines
• Syn:
steamship
• Derivationally related forms:
steam
• Hypernyms:
ship
• Hyponyms:
paddle steamer, paddle-wheeler, tramp steamer, tramp
• Part Meronyms:
steam engine
4. an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
• Syn:
soft-shell clam, steamer clam, long-neck clam, Mya arenaria
• Hypernyms:
clam
• Member Holonyms:
Mya, genus Mya
• Part Meronyms:
soft-shell clam, steamer clam, long-neck clam
travel by means of steam power
- The ship steamed off into the Pacific
• Syn:
steam
• Derivationally related forms:
steamer (for: steam)
• Topics:
navigation, pilotage, piloting
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
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