Steam vs Mist - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between steam and mist

is that steam is the vapor formed when water changes from liquid phase to gas phase while mist is water or other liquid finely suspended in air.

As verbs the difference between steam and mist

is that steam is to cook with steam while mist is to form mist.

As an adjective steam

is old-fashioned; from before the digital age.

As an initialism STEAM

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steam

English

(wikipedia steam)

Noun

(-)

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.

After three weeks in bed he was finally able to sit up under his own steam .

(figuratively) Pent-up anger.

Dad had to go outside to blow off some steam .

A steam-powered vehicle.

Travel by means of a steam-powered vehicle.

(obsolete) Any exhalation.

* Milton

a steam of rich, distilled perfumes

Synonyms

* (a steam-powered vehicle) steamer

Derived 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 steam

Verb

(en verb)

(cooking) To cook with steam.

To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.

to steam wood or cloth

To produce or vent steam.

* Dryden

My brother's ghost hangs hovering there, / O'er his warm blood, that steams into the air.

To rise in vapour; to issue, or pass off, as vapour.

* Boyle

The dissolved amber steamed away into the air.

(figuratively) To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.

(figuratively) To make angry.

It really steams me to see her treat him like that.

To be covered with condensed water vapor.

With all the heavy breathing going on the windows were quickly steamed in the car.

To travel by means of steam power.

We steamed around the Mediterranean.

* N. P. Willis

The vessel steamed out of port.

(figuratively, or, literally) To move with great or excessive purposefulness.

If he heard of anyone picking the fruit he would steam off and lecture them.

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(obsolete) To exhale.

(Spenser)

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* steamer * steaming

Adjective

(-)

Old-fashioned; from before the digital age.

Anagrams

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mist

English

(wikipedia mist)

Noun

(uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air.

It was difficult to see through the morning mist .

(countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.

There was an oily mist on the lens .

(figurative) Anything that dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.

* Dryden

His passion cast a mist before his sense.

Derived terms

* misty * mists of time * red mist

Verb

(en verb)

To form mist.

It's misting this morning.

To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.

I mist my tropical plants every morning.

To cover with a mist.

The lens was misted .

(Shakespeare)

(of the eyes) To be covered by tears.

My eyes misted when I remembered what had happened.

Derived terms

* mist over

Anagrams

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