1. engine

noun. ['ˈɛndʒən, ˈɪndʒən'] motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work.

Rhymes with Steam Engine

Sentences with steam-engine

1. Noun Phrase
A 1916 Baldwin steam engine pulls enclosed passenger cars on the 32-mile trip.

2. Noun Phrase
Families can take a ride through the miniature town on a historic steam engine.

3. Noun Phrase
Transportation was changed dramatically by the invention of the steam engine.

Quotes about steam-engine

1. A person whose desires and impulses are his own—are the expression of his own nature, as it has been developed and modified by his own culture—is said to have a character. One whose desires and impulses are not his own, has no character, no more than a steam-engine has character*ose desires and impulses are his own—are the expression of his own nature, as it has been developed and modified by his own culture—is said to have a character. One whose desires and impulses are not his own, has no character, no more than a steam-engine has character…
*- John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

2. engine

noun. ['ˈɛndʒən, ˈɪndʒən'] something used to achieve a purpose.

3. engine

noun. ['ˈɛndʒən, ˈɪndʒən'] a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks.

4. engine

noun. ['ˈɛndʒən, ˈɪndʒən'] an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc..

5. steam

verb. ['ˈstiːm'] travel by means of steam power.

6. steam

verb. ['ˈstiːm'] emit steam.

7. steam

verb. ['ˈstiːm'] cook something by letting steam pass over it.

8. steam

noun. ['ˈstiːm'] water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere.

9. steam

verb. ['ˈstiːm'] rise as vapor.

10. steam

verb. ['ˈstiːm'] get very angry.