The meaning of Mist

noun

Mist or fog.

Usage examples:

The birds rise like brume

noun

Sticky mud or dirt.

Usage examples:

That weird clag that fills your back yards and covers your roads

noun

A visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the general level of the ground.

Usage examples:

The sun had disappeared behind a cloud

verb

(of the sky) become overcast or gloomy.

Usage examples:

The blue skies clouded over abruptly

noun

Water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.

Usage examples:

The inside of the cab steamed up with condensation

noun

The drops of water that appear on cold surfaces such as windows as a result of hot air or steam becoming cool

noun

Light rain falling in very fine drops.

Usage examples:

Scotland will be cloudy with patchy drizzle

verb

Rain lightly.

Usage examples:

It's started to drizzle

noun

A slight rain

Usage examples:

We had fog and drizzle earlier, but now it’s sunny., it’s been drizzling on and off all day.

noun

A thin flexible strip of plastic or other material coated with light-sensitive emulsion for exposure in a camera, used to produce photographs or motion pictures.

Usage examples:

He had already shot a whole roll of film

verb

Capture on film as part of a series of moving images; make a film of (a story, event, or book).

Usage examples:

She glowered at the television crew who were filming them

verb

To make pictures of something in making a movie, or to make a movie

Usage examples:

[ t ] her last movie was filmed in spain., a roll of film, i didn’t get my film developed yet., a f…

noun

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility (to a greater extent than mist; strictly, reducing visibility to below 1 km).

Usage examples:

The collision occurred in thick fog

verb

(with reference to a glass surface) cover or become covered with steam.

Usage examples:

Hot steam drifted about her, fogging up the window

noun

The grass which grows in a field after a crop of hay has been taken.

Usage examples:

If the humidity is too high, the fog just grows and grows out of control.

noun

An amount of gas or vapour that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale.

Usage examples:

Clouds of exhaust fumes spewed by cars

verb

Feel, show, or express great anger.

Usage examples:

‘we simply cannot have this’, she fumed

noun

A cold sea fog on the east coast of england or scotland.

Usage examples:

The east coast weather gods conspired to roll in the haar off the north sea in a north to north eas…

noun

A cold mist coming from the sea to the east of scotland or northern england

Usage examples:

The haar was just lifting and the sun struggling through., even in summer sea haar can reduce visib…

noun

A slight obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles.

Usage examples:

The cold air has no pollution and very little haze

verb

Obscure with a haze.

Usage examples:

A clump of islands, very green, but hazed in cloud and mist

verb

Force (a new or potential recruit to the military or a university fraternity) to perform strenuous, humiliating, or dangerous tasks.

Usage examples:

Rookies were mercilessly hazed

noun

The quality of being misty (= with small drops of water in the air which make it difficult to see into the distance)

Usage examples:

She could hardly see where sea and sky met far away in the soft grey mistiness., the greyish-creamy…

noun

Darkness or thick mist that makes it difficult to see.

Usage examples:

My eyes were straining to see through the murk of the rainy evening

adjective

Murky; gloomy.

Usage examples:

The sun peered down at her from the murk grey cloud rumbling their way down their road in the sky.

noun

Darkness or a thick cloud, which prevents you from seeing clearly

Usage examples:

A dense murk of smog

noun

Fog or haze intensified by smoke or other atmospheric pollutants.

Usage examples:

Exhaust emissions are mainly responsible for the smog

noun

Air pollution caused by smoke or chemicals mixing with fog

Usage examples:

[ u ] we get a lot of smog downtown., [ c ] a poisonous smog killed 20 people., a smoggy city/day

noun

Liquid that is blown or driven through the air in the form of tiny drops.

Usage examples:

A torrent of white foam and spray

verb

Apply (liquid) to someone or something in the form of tiny drops.

Usage examples:

The product can be sprayed on to wet or dry hair

noun

A stem or small branch of a tree or plant, bearing flowers and foliage.

Usage examples:

A spray of honeysuckle

noun

The vapour into which water is converted when heated, forming a white mist of minute water droplets in the air.

Usage examples:

A cloud of steam

verb

Give off or produce steam.

Usage examples:

A mug of coffee was steaming at her elbow

noun

The hot gas that is produced when water boils

Usage examples:

A steam engine, [ i ] the ship steamed out of the harbor.

noun

A substance diffused or suspended in the air, especially one normally liquid or solid.

Usage examples:

Dense clouds of smoke and toxic vapour

verb

Talk in a vacuous, boasting, or pompous way.

Usage examples:

He was vapouring on about the days of his youth

noun

Gas or extremely small drops of liquid that result from the heating of a liquid or solid

Usage examples:

The hollow glass tank contains hot mercury vapour., poisonous vapours burst out of the factory duri…