steem

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noun

A gleam of light; a flame.

RareFirst used 14th–16th c.Scrabble 7
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Meanings

steem1

nounsteem (plural steems)

plural steems · alternative stem

  1. obsoleteA gleam of light; a flame.

steem2

nounsteem (plural steems)

plural steems

  1. obsoleteValue.First known use 14th–16th c.
verbsteem (third-person singular simple present steems, present participle steeming, simple past and past participle steemed)

present singular third person steems · participle present steeming · participle past steemed · past steemed

  1. obsoleteTo value, to esteem.First known use 16th–17th c.

    His life he steemed dearer than his friend […].

    1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Origin

Apheretic form of esteem.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with steem

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Anagrams

meetsTesemtemse
Cite this entry
APA

steem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steem

MLA

“steem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steem. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steem,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steem.

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