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vaporize

/ˈveɪpəraɪz/

Meanings
verb
To turn into vapor.

Examples :

"The hot iron quickly vaporized the tiny drops of water on the countertop. "
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Illustration vaporized

vaporized verb

/ˈveɪpəraɪzd/

To turn into vapor.

"The water droplet instantly vaporized on the hot stove. "

Illustration countertop

countertop noun

/ˈkaʊntərtɑp/ /ˈkaʊntərtɔp/

The top surface of a counter, for preparation of food etc.

"I wiped the spilled milk off the countertop after breakfast. "

Illustration hot

hot verb

/hɒt/ /hɑt/

(with up) To heat; to make or become hot.

"The oven is hotting up the pizza quickly. "

Illustration vapor

vapor noun

/ˈveɪpə/ /ˈveɪpɚ/

Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.

"The hot shower created a visible vapor in the bathroom. "

Illustration drops

drops noun

/dɹɒps/ /dɹɑps/

A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape via surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.

"Put three drops of oil into the mixture."

Illustration quickly

quickly adverb

/ˈkwɪkli/

Rapidly; with speed; fast.

"The teacher explained the new math concept quickly. "

Illustration turn

turn verb

/tɜːn/ /tɝn/

(heading) to make a non-linear physical movement.

"The dog turned sharply to chase a squirrel. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration tiny

tiny noun

/ˈtaɪni/

A small child; an infant.

"The tiny slept soundly in his crib. "

Illustration iron

iron noun

/ˈaɪən/ /ˈaɪɚn/

A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.

"My grandmother used iron pots to cook delicious meals. "

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into preposition

/ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tu/

To or towards the inside of.

"Mary danced into the house."

Illustration water

water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."