ADJECTIVE

having the quality of a literary work that has been translated or changed from one form to another, as prose into verse

NOUN

something that is spread or laid under something else

in biochemistry, the substance acted upon by an enzyme

in electronics, a supporting material on which a circuit is formed or fabricated

VERB

to grow dark, gloomy, etc.

to appear dark; show indistinctly

VERB

to become vague, or indistinct

to reduce to a fine spray