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 |