mist
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mist
cloud; a fine spray; to rain in very fine drops; something that dims or obscures: The mist of passion blurred his reason.
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mist
(mĭst)n.
1. A mass of fine droplets of water in the atmosphere near or in contact with the earth.
2. Water vapor condensed on and clouding the appearance of a surface.
3. Fine drops of a liquid, such as water, perfume, or medication, sprayed into the air.
4. A suspension of fine drops of a liquid in a gas.
5. Something that dims or conceals.
6. A haze before the eyes that blurs the vision.
7. Something that produces or gives the impression of dimness or obscurity: the mists of the past.
8. A drink consisting of a liquor served over cracked ice.
v. mist·ed, mist·ing, mists
v.intr.
1. To be or become obscured or blurred by or as if by mist.
2. To rain in a fine shower.
v.tr.
1. To conceal or veil with or as if with mist.
2. To moisturize (plants or dry air, for example) with a fine spray of water.
[Middle English, from Old English; see meigh- in Indo-European roots.]
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mist
(mɪst)n
1. (Physical Geography) a thin fog resulting from condensation in the air near the earth's surface
2. (Physical Geography) meteorol such an atmospheric condition with a horizontal visibility of 1–2 kilometres
3. a fine spray of any liquid, such as that produced by an aerosol container
4. (Chemistry) chem a colloidal suspension of a liquid in a gas
5. condensed water vapour on a surface that blurs the surface
6. something that causes haziness or lack of clarity, such as a film of tears
vb
to cover or be covered with or as if with mist
[Old English; related to Middle Dutch, Swedish mist, Greek omikhlē fog]
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mist
(mɪst)n.
1. a mass of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, resembling fog but not as dense.
2. a cloud of particles or a fine spray of liquid resembling this: a mist of perfume.
3. something that dims, obscures, or blurs: lost in the mists of time.
4. a haze before the eyes that dims the vision: a mist of tears.
5. a suspension of a liquid in a gas.
v.i. 6. to become misty.
7. to rain in very fine drops; drizzle.
v.t. 8. to make misty.
9. to cover with a mist.
[before 900; (n.) Middle English, Old English; c. Dutch, Low German, Swedish mist, akin to Greek omíchlē fog Skt megha cloud]
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Mist
See Also: FOG
- The hot mist … mixed with the sun like cloudy gin —David Denby
- A light morning mist like grain on film —Clive Irving
- Like a blanket, the mist came down —Jilly Cooper
- Mist arose on the plain and stood round about it like a guard of honor —Vladimir G. Korolenko
- Mist draped like ragged bits of cloth over a black line of distant hills —Alice McDermott
- [Thinning] mist … drifted away like slow smoke —Howard Spring
- The mist, like love, plays upon the heart of the hills and brings out surprise of beauty —Rabindranath Tagore
- The mists, like flocks of trooping sheep, cloudily drifted here and there —John Hall Wheelock
- Mist so fine it was like cigarette smoke —Paul Theroux
- Mists, whirling and winding, like snakes —Mihail Lermontov
- A mist that is like blown snow —W. B. Yeats
- Mist thick as cotton batting —William Faulkner
- A pure white mist crept over the water like breath upon a mirror —A. J. Cronin
- A thick gray mist covered the countryside, as if to conceal the mysteries of the changes that were taking place in nature —Leo Tolstoy
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
mist
Past participle: misted
Gerund: misting
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
mist
A phenomenon that occurs at ground level when very small droplets of water are formed by condensation as a result of air cooling rapidly.
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| Noun | 1. |  mist - a thin fog with condensation near the groundfog - droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground |
| Verb | 1. |  mist - become covered with mist; "The windshield misted over"spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" |
| 2. |  mist - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" overshadow - cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house" | |
| 3. |  mist - spray finely or cover with mist spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall" |
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mist
noun fog, cloud, steam, spray, film, haze, vapour, drizzle, smog, dew, condensation, haar (Eastern Brit.), smur or smir (Scot.) Thick mist made flying impossible.
mist over or up steam (up), cloud, obscure, blur, fog, film, blear, becloud, befog The windscreen was misting over.
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mist
nounverb
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Translations
ضَبابضَبَابٌ
boira
mlha
diståge
uduvidu
usvautusumusumuttaa
izmaglica
òoka, mistur
もや
안개
nebula
miglamiglotumasapsitraukti migla
dūmakamigla
ceaţă
hmla
meglicarosa
dimmaimma
หมอก
sương mù
mist
[mɪst]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mist
n
(fig) through a mist of tears → durch einen Tränenschleier; it is lost in the mists of time → das liegt im Dunkel der Vergangenheit; the mists of confusion surrounding the affair → das undurchsichtige Dunkel, in das die Angelegenheit gehüllt ist
vi
(window etc) → beschlagen
(fig: eyes) → sich verschleiern (geh)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
mist
[mɪst]1. n (Met) → foschia, nebbia, nebbiolina; (on glass) → appannamento; (of perfume) → nuvola
through a mist of tears → attraverso un velo di lacrime
lost in the mists of time (fig) → perduto nella notte dei tempi
through a mist of tears → attraverso un velo di lacrime
lost in the mists of time (fig) → perduto nella notte dei tempi
2. vi (also mist over) (eyes) → velarsi (also mist over or up) (scene, landscape) → annebbiarsi, offuscarsi; (mirror, window, windscreen) → appannarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mist
(mist) noun a cloud of moisture in the air but very close to the ground, which makes it difficult to see any distance. The hills are covered in thick mist.
ˈmistily adverbˈmisty adjective
ˈmistiness noun
mist over/up
to become covered (as if) with mist. The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
mist
→ ضَبَابٌ mlha tåge leichter Nebel καταχνιά neblina usva brume izmaglica foschia もや 안개 mist tåke mgiełka névoa дымка dimma หมอก sis sương mù 薄雾Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009