Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun vehicle

4 senses of vehicle

Sense 1
vehicle -- (a conveyance that transports people or objects)
       => conveyance, transport -- (something that serves as a means of transportation)

Sense 2
vehicle -- (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")
       => medium -- (a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information)

Sense 3
vehicle -- (any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it)
       => substance -- (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man")

Sense 4
fomite, vehicle -- (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)
       => object, physical object -- (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects")