vaporish

[vey-per-ish]

va·por·ish

[vey-per-ish]
adjective
1.
of the nature of or resembling vapor: a vaporish chiffon dress.
2.
abounding in vapor: vaporish autumn mornings.
3.
Archaic. inclined to or affected by low spirits; depressed.

Origin:
1635–45; vapor + -ish1

va·por·ish·ness, noun
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Vaporish is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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vapour or vapor (ˈveɪpə)
 
n
1.  particles of moisture or other substance suspended in air and visible as clouds, smoke, etc
2.  Compare gas a gaseous substance at a temperature below its critical temperature
3.  a substance that is in a gaseous state at a temperature below its boiling point
4.  rare something fanciful that lacks substance or permanence
5.  archaic the vapours a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
 
vb
6.  to evaporate or cause to evaporate; vaporize
7.  (intr) to make vain empty boasts; brag
 
[C14: from Latin vapor]
 
vapor or vapor
 
n
 
vb
 
[C14: from Latin vapor]
 
'vapourable or vapor
 
adj
 
'vaporable or vapor
 
adj
 
vapoura'bility or vapor
 
n
 
vapora'bility or vapor
 
n
 
'vapourer or vapor
 
n
 
'vaporer or vapor
 
n
 
'vapourish or vapor
 
adj
 
'vaporish or vapor
 
adj
 
'vapourless or vapor
 
adj
 
'vaporless or vapor
 
adj
 
'vapour-like or vapor
 
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'vapor-like or vapor
 
adj
 
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'vapory or vapor
 
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