Definition of VAPOR

vapor

Plural: vapors

Noun

  • a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
  • the process of becoming a vapor
  • Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
  • The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.
  • Something insubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.
  • Any medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapour.
  • Hypochondria; melancholy; the blues; hysteria, or other nervous disorder.
  • Wind; flatulence.

Verb

Verb Forms: vapored, vaporing, vapors

  • To emit or pass off as vapor or mist.
  • To become vapor; to be emitted or circulated as vapor.
  • To turn into vapor.
  • To emit vapor or fumes.
  • To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster.
  • To give (someone) the vapors; to depress, to bore.

Examples

  • Watching my opponent’s high-scoring word disappear from the board felt like my winning chances began to VAPOR.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English vapour, from Anglo-Norman vapour, Old French vapor, from Latin vapor (“steam, heat”).

Scrabble Score: 10

vapor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
vapor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vapor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

vapor: valid Words With Friends Word