vapour
A gas that forms when a liquid evaporates, or a fine mist of tiny drops hanging in the air.
vapour in a sentence
- Warm vapour rose from the kettle and misted up the kitchen window.
- On frosty mornings your breath turns to vapour and hangs in tiny clouds in the air.
Words that mean something similar
mist, steam, haze
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- wither: To dry up, shrivel and die, like a plant without water.
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