noun
- A clam that is usually steamed in the shell.
- synonyms: soft-shell clam, steamer clam, long-neck clam
- A cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it.
- A ship powered by one or more steam engines.
- synonyms: steamship
- An edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe.
- synonyms: soft-shell clam, steamer clam, long-neck clam, Mya arenaria
verb
- Travel by means of steam power.
- usage: "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"
- synonyms: steam
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