steamer
English
/ˈstiːmə(ɹ)/, /ˈstimɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A babycino (frothy milk drink).
- A wetsuit with long sleeves and legs.
- (horse racing) A racehorse the odds of which are becoming shorter (that is, decreasing) because bettors are backing it.
- (Britain) An act of fellatio.
- (Britain) A member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group).
- (Britain) A drinking session.
- (Australia) A dish made by cooking diced meat very slowly in a tightly sealed pot with a minimum of flavourings, allowing it to steam in its own juices; specifically such a dish made with kangaroo meat.
Etymology
Suffix from English steam.
Origin
English
steam
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- asteam English
- nonsteam English
- oversteam English
- steam English
- steamable English
- steamboat English
- steamest English
- steameth English
- steamfitter English
- steamfitting English
- steamie English
- steamless English
- steamlike English
- steamliner English
- steampipe English
- steamproof English
- steampunk English
- steamroll English
- steamroller English
- steamship English
- steamsona English
- steamtable English
- steamtight English
- steamway English
- steamy English
- steem Middle English
- damper Danish
- stemar Welsh
- stêm Welsh
- stînme Norman
- stînmeux Norman
- stima Swahili
- isitimela Zulu
- sitimela Swati
- stimela Fanagalo
- thitima Kikuyu, Gikuyu