vapors
nounUK /ˈveɪpəz/
US /ˈveɪpərz/
Vapors are tiny bits of water or other stuff floating in the air like a mist.
The warm soup sent vapors up into the cold air.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A feeling of being sad or worried, often called 'the vapors' in old stories.
The nervous character in the old play had a fit of the vapors.
3. Steam or gas made when a liquid boils or turns into gas.
Gasoline vapors can be dangerous near a flame.
4. A misty cloud that looks like smoke in the sky.
Thin vapors drifted across the morning sky.