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amorphous | mist |

As an adjective amorphous

is lacking a definite form or clear shape.

As a noun mist is

water or other liquid finely suspended in air.

As a verb mist is

to form mist.

amorphous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • lacking a definite form or clear shape
  • ''The enormous pile of spaghetti landed on the floor in an amorphous heap.
  • being without definite character or nature
  • lacking organization or unity
  • (physics) in the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.
  • (set theory, of a set) infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets
  • Derived terms

    * amorphism * amorphously

    Synonyms

    * formless * shapeless

    mist

    English

    (wikipedia mist)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air.
  • It was difficult to see through the morning mist .
  • (countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.
  • There was an oily mist on the lens .
  • (figurative) Anything that dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.
  • * Dryden
  • His passion cast a mist before his sense.

    Derived terms

    * misty * mists of time * red mist

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form mist.
  • It's misting this morning.
  • To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.
  • I mist my tropical plants every morning.
  • To cover with a mist.
  • The lens was misted .
    (Shakespeare)
  • (of the eyes) To be covered by tears.
  • My eyes misted when I remembered what had happened.

    Derived terms

    * mist over

    Anagrams

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