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   ve·hi·cle

   /ˈvēək(ə)l/

   noun

   • 1. a thing used for transporting people or goods, especially on land, such as a car, truck, or cart: "the vehicle was sent skidding across the road" Similar automobilemotor vehiclemotorized vehiclemeans of transportconveyancemachineinformal:wheelsheapcratejalopyautohooptie
   • 2. a thing used to express, embody, or fulfill something: "I use paint as a vehicle for my ideas" Similar channelmediummeansmeans of expressionagencyagentinstrumentmechanismorganapparatusstructuremachinemachineryforcecatalystrouteavenuecoursetechniquemethodapproach
   • ▪ a substance that facilitates the use of a drug, pigment, or other material mixed with it: "casein was used as a vehicle for pigments by the medieval painters"
   • ▪ the figurative language used in a metaphor, as distinct from the metaphor's subject.
   • 3. a movie, television program, song, etc., that is intended to display the leading performer to the best advantage: "a vehicle for a star who was one of Hollywood's hottest properties"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French véhicule or Latin vehiculum, from vehere ‘carry’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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