flash welding
flash butt welding | butt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins them, used for joining segments of metal pipe |
Turkish bath
steam bath
vapor bath
vapour bath | you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower |
| steam fitting | care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating |
boiler
steam boiler | sealed vessel where water is converted to steam |
calliope
steam organ | a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard |
flash
photoflash
flash lamp
flashgun
flashbulb
flash bulb | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph |
| flash | a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification, red flashes adorned the airplane, a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to |
| flash camera | a camera with a photoflash attachment |
| flash memory | nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and programmed anew |
steam bath
steam room
vapor bath
vapour bath | a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe, `vapour bath' is a British term |
| steam chest | the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder |
| steam engine | externalombustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder |
steam heat
steam heating | a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators |
| steam iron | a pressing iron that can emit steam |
steam line
steam pipe | a pipe conducting steam |
| steam locomotive | a locomotive powered by a steam engine |
| steam shovel | a power shovel that is driven by steam |
| steam turbine | turbine in which steam strikes blades and makes them turn |
| steam whistle | a whistle in which the sound is produced by steam, usually attached to a steam boiler |
| flash | a momentary brightness |
flash point
flashpoint | the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air |
| flash | a sudden brilliant understanding, he had a flash of intuition |
| flash-forward | a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story |
news bulletin
newsflash
flash
newsbreak | a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story |
flash card
flashcard | a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher |
flare
flash | a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate |
| shoulder flash | something worn on the shoulder of a military uniform as an emblem of a division etc. |
ostentation
fanfare
flash | a gaudy outward display |
| flash flashing | a short vivid experience, a flash of emotion swept over him, the flashings of pain were a warning |
| flash | a sudden intense burst of radiant energy |
| heat flash | a flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic explosion) |
| flash in the pan | someone who enjoys transient success but then fails |
flash flood
flashflood | a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration |
flash point
flashpoint | point at which something is ready to blow up |
hot flash
flush | sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) |
| steam coal | coal suitable for use under steam boilers |
| steam | water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere |
| live steam | steam coming from a boiler at full pressure |
a blink of an eye
flash
heartbeat
instant jiffy
split second
trice
twinkling
wink
New York minute | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat), if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash |
| steam | cook something by letting steam pass over it, just steam the vegetables |
quick-freeze
flash-freeze | freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors, quick-freeze the shrimp |
| flash | appear briefly, The headlines flashed on the screen |
| flash | emit a brief burst of light, A shooting star flashed and was gone |
| flash | make known or cause to appear with great speed, The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts |
steam
steam clean | clean by means of steaming, steam-clean the upholstered sofa |
| flash | protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal, flash the roof |
| steam | get very angry, her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man |
steamer
steam | travel by means of steam power, The ship steamed off into the Pacific |
| steam | rise as vapor |
cut back
flash back | return in time, the film cut back to an earlier event in the story |