VAPOUR

vapour

Noun

  1. Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
  2. The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.
  3. wind; flatulence
  4. Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.
  5. hypochondria; melancholy; the blues
  6. Any medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapour.

Verb

  1. To become vapour; to be emitted or circulated as vapour.
  2. To turn into vapour.
    to vapour away a heated fluid
  3. To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster.
  4. To emit vapour or fumes.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To become vapour; to be emitted or circulated as vapour.
  2. To turn into vapour.
  3. To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster.


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