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steem

steem noun: a gleam of light; a flame.

Noun (1)

steem (plural steems)

  1. (obsolete) A gleam of light; a flame.

Noun (2)

steem (plural steems)

  1. (obsolete) Value.

Verb

steem (third-person singular simple present steems, present participle steeming, simple past and past participle steemed)

  1. (obsolete) To value, to esteem.
    • His life he steemed dearer than his friend […].1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Forms of steem

Noun
pluralsteems
alternative formstem
Verb
third-person singular presentsteems
present participlesteeming
past participlesteemed
paststeemed

Origin of steem

Apheretic form of esteem.

Words that rhyme with steem

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Questions about steem

What does steem mean?
Steem means a gleam of light; a flame.
What part of speech is steem?
Steem can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of steem?
The plural of steem is steems.

Words near steem in the dictionary

  1. steelyard
  2. steelyard balance
  3. steelyard balances
  4. steelyards
  5. Steelys
  6. steem
  7. steemed
  8. steeming
  9. steems
  10. steen
  11. Steen's Bridge

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