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Amorphous Definite Shape Form Shapeless Picking Lump Clay

word amorphous
definition Without a definite shape or form; shapeless.
eg_sentence Picking up an amorphous lump of clay, she molded it swiftly into a rough human shape.
explanation According to the Greek myths of the creation, the world began in an amorphous state; and the Bible states that, at the beginning, “the earth was without form, and void.” Most of us have had nightmares that consist mostly of just a looming amorphous but terrifying thing. A plan may have so little detail that critics call it amorphous. And a new word may appear to name a previously amorphous group of people, such as yuppie in 1983 and Generation X six years later.
IPA əˈmɔrfəs

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