vapours

  • 1vapours — n. mental depression, state of low spirits, melancholy (also vapors) va·pour || veɪpÉ™(r) n. steam, mist (also vapor) v. turn to vapor, vaporize, steam; talk pompously, boast, brag (also vapor) …

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  • 2Vapours — /ˈveɪpəz/ (say vaypuhz) noun Sea of, a plain, Mare Vaporum, in the first quadrant of the face of the moon. Also, Vapors …

  • 3vapours — noun a state of depression he had a bad case of the blues • Syn: ↑blues, ↑blue devils, ↑megrims, ↑vapors • Hypernyms: ↑depression …

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  • 4(the) vapours — the vapours phrase an old phrase meaning a weak or sad feeling Thesaurus: physical weaknesssynonym sadness and unhappinesssynonym Main entry: vapour …

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  • 5the vapours — dated sudden faintness or nervousness. → vapour …

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  • 6the vapours — an old phrase meaning a weak or sad feeling …

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  • 7evaporative emissions — Vapours or fumes not emitted by the exhaust system, but escaping from the fuel tank, carburetor and crankcase, and accounting for about 40% of hydrocarbon emissions released by a gasoline engine without emission controls …

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  • 8evaporative losses — Vapours or fumes not emitted by the exhaust system, but escaping from the fuel tank, carburetor and crankcase, and accounting for about 40% of hydrocarbon emissions released by a gasoline engine without emission controls …

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