Steam vs Cream - What's the difference?
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The vapor formed when water changes from liquid phase to gas phase.
Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy.
(figuratively) Internal energy for motive power.
(figuratively) Pent-up anger.
A steam-powered vehicle.
Travel by means of a steam-powered vehicle.
(obsolete) Any exhalation.
* Milton
(cooking) To cook with steam.
To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.
To produce or vent steam.
* Dryden
To rise in vapour; to issue, or pass off, as vapour.
* Boyle
(figuratively) To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.
(figuratively) To make angry.
To be covered with condensed water vapor.
To travel by means of steam power.
* N. P. Willis
(figuratively, or, literally) To move with great or excessive purposefulness.
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(obsolete) To exhale.
Old-fashioned; from before the digital age.
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The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
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# The liquid separated from milk, possibly with certain other milk products added, and with at least eighteen percent of it milkfat.
# The liquid separated from milk containing at least 18 percent milkfat (48% for double cream).
A yellowish white colour; the colour of cream.
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(label) Frosting, custard, creamer or another substance similar to the oily part of milk or to whipped cream.
*2004 , Joey Green, Joey Green's Incredible Country Store , , ISBN 1579548482, page 267:
*:Originally the cream filling in Oreo cookies was made with pork lard.
(label) The best part of something.
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*:Welcome, O flower and cream of knights errant.
(label) A viscous aqueous oil/fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment)
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*(Oliver Goldsmith) (1730-1774)
*:In vain she tries her paste and creams , / To smooth her skin or hide its seams.
Semen.
*2001 , Darwin Porter, Hollywood’s Silent Closet: The Lusty Saga of America’s First Star F*#%er!! (SIC) (novel), Blood Moon Productions, Ltd., ISBN 0-9668030-2-7, page 155,
*:He rode me for ten—or was it fifteen?—minutes before one final fuckthrust that filled me completely with his cream .
*2003 , Dominique Adair, “Two Days, Three Nights” in Tied with a Bow ,[http://books.google.com/books?id=UwSA6Ay3doMC] Ellora’s Cave Publishing, ISBN 1843607433, page 74,
*:He tucked his cock into his pants before rubbing his cream into her breasts in slow, teasing strokes.
*2004 , Art Wiederhold, Wild Flowers , iUniverse, ISBN 0595317898, page 158,
*:When he did come, he spurted his cream all over the front of Rosalee’s T-shirt and neck.
(label) The chrism or consecrated oil used in anointing ceremonies.
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*:there shall never harlot have happe, by the helpe of Oure Lord, to kylle a crowned Kynge that with Creyme is anoynted.
Cream-coloured; having a yellowish white colour.
To puree, to blend with a liquifying process.
To turn a yellowish white colour; to give something the color of cream.
(slang) To obliterate, to defeat decisively.
(intransitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate (used of either gender).
(transitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate in (clothing).
(cooking) To rub, stir, or beat (butter) into a light creamy consistency.
To skim, or take off by skimming, as cream.
(figurative) To take off the best or choicest part of.
To furnish with, or as if with, cream.
* Mrs. Whitney
In figuratively terms the difference between steam and cream
is that steam is pent-up anger while cream is the best part of something.In obsolete terms the difference between steam and cream
is that steam is to exhale while cream is the chrism or consecrated oil used in anointing ceremonies.In transitive terms the difference between steam and cream
is that steam is to expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing while cream is to furnish with, or as if with, cream.As nouns the difference between steam and cream
is that steam is the vapor formed when water changes from liquid phase to gas phase while cream is the butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.As verbs the difference between steam and cream
is that steam is to cook with steam while cream is to puree, to blend with a liquifying process.As adjectives the difference between steam and cream
is that steam is old-fashioned; from before the digital age while cream is cream-coloured; having a yellowish white colour.As an initialism STEAM
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English
(wikipedia steam)Noun
(-)- After three weeks in bed he was finally able to sit up under his own steam .
- Dad had to go outside to blow off some steam .
- a steam of rich, distilled perfumes
Synonyms
* (a steam-powered vehicle) steamerDerived terms
* blow off steam * build up steam * steam bath * steamboat * steam boiler * steam condenser * steam distillation * steam engine * steam hammer * steam heater * steam iron * steam locomotive * steam power * steam-powered * steam railroad * steamroller * steamship * steam shovel * steam train * steam turbine * run out of steam * under one's own steamVerb
(en verb)- to steam wood or cloth
- My brother's ghost hangs hovering there, / O'er his warm blood, that steams into the air.
- The dissolved amber steamed away into the air.
- It really steams me to see her treat him like that.
- With all the heavy breathing going on the windows were quickly steamed in the car.
- We steamed around the Mediterranean.
- The vessel steamed out of port.
- If he heard of anyone picking the fruit he would steam off and lecture them.
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Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* steamer * steamingAdjective
(-)cream
English
(wikipedia cream)Alternative forms
* creme * creymeNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
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(-)Verb
(en verb)- Cream the vegetables with the olive oil, flour, salt and water mixture .
- We creamed the opposing team!
- Creaming the fragrant cups.