vehicle

Meanings

Plural: vehicles

Noun

a conveyance that transports people or objects
a medium for the expression or achievement of something
- "his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views"
- "a congregation is a vehicle of group identity"
- "the play was just a vehicle to display her talents"
any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it
any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another
A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.
A medium for expression of talent or views.
A liquid content (e.g., oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint.
The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug.
An entity to achieve an end.
A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana.
An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits.

Verb

To transport in a vehicle, or as if in a vehicle.
To travel in a vehicle.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehere (“to carry”).

Synonyms

conveyance, fomite, vahan, vehicle

Scrabble Score: 15

vehicle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
vehicle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vehicle is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

vehicle is a valid Words With Friends word