Plural of steam
regular plural
The plural of steam is steams.
Forms of steam
| Singular | steam /stiːm/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | steams |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Steams in a sentence
- It really steams me to see her treat him like that.
- A rabe-stuffed calzone steams and bursts.2010, Anthony Di Renzo, Bitter Greens, page 96. From the entry rabe
- Douglas steams and stammers, a typical film noir heel, while Stone delivers her dialogue with the devilish gleam of a sly actor having a great time.2022 March 20, Jason Bailey, “‘Basic Instinct’ at 30: A Time Capsule That Can Still Offend”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry heel
- When a barista steams the milk for a cappuccino, microfoam is created by introducing very tiny bubbles of air into the milk, giving the milk a velvety texture and sweetness.2009, Roseane Santos, An Unashamed Defence of Coffee, page 188. From the entry microfoam
Meaning of steam
- noun 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).
- noun Mist, fog.
- noun Exhaled breath into cold air below the dew point of the exhalation.
Questions about the plural of steam
- What is the plural of steam?
- The plural of steam is steams.
- Is steam countable?
- Steam is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: steam (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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