steamer
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,790 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 47,784 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a clam that is usually steamed in the shell also: soft-shell clam, steamer clam, long-neck clam
- a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
- a ship powered by one or more steam engines also: steamship
- an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe also: soft-shell clam, steamer clam, long-neck clam, Mya arenaria
verb
- travel by means of steam power also: steam The ship steamed off into the Pacific
steamer in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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There you will find a steamer to take you to England.
Bosambo of the River · Edgar Wallace · Chapter 2
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Now they discovered that there was no steamer to change on to.
Fordham's Feud · Bertram Mitford · Chapter 2
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It was a cold, misty morning when the pompous custom-house officials boarded the steamer.
The Centaurians: a novel · Biagi · Chapter 1
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We got on a little steamer (the name is too big for it) that was managed by our conductor alone.
From Plotzk to Boston · Mary Antin · Chapter 2
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It is easily seen from the steamer,--a severely plain, unpainted building, in appearance much like the Manning house on Herbert Street.
The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne · Frank Preston Stearns · Chapter 2