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presteam

presteam verb: to steam in advance.

Verb

presteam (third-person singular simple present presteams, present participle presteaming, simple past and past participle presteamed)

  1. (transitive) To steam in advance.

Forms of presteam

third-person singular presentpresteams
present participlepresteaming
past participlepresteamed
pastpresteamed

Origin of presteam

From pre- + steam.

Questions about presteam

What does presteam mean?
Presteam means to steam in advance.
What part of speech is presteam?
Presteam is a verb.
What is the past tense of presteam?
The past tense of presteam is presteamed.

Words near presteam in the dictionary

  1. prestatistical
  2. Prestatyn
  3. Prestbury
  4. preste
  5. Prestea
  6. presteam
  7. presteamed
  8. presteaming
  9. presteams
  10. prested
  11. Prestedge

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