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mist

mist [ mist ]


noun  (plural mists)
Definition:
 
1. thin fog: a thin gray cloud of water droplets that condenses in the atmosphere just above the ground

2. condensed water vapor: a film of water vapor that has condensed on a surface

3. fine spray: a fine spray of liquid, e.g. from an atomizer or aerosol

4. liquid suspension in gas: a suspension of liquid in a gas

5. obscuring thing: something that makes it difficult to see or understand something



verb  (past and past participle mist·ed, present participle mist·ing, 3rd person present singular mists)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb film over: to cover or obscure something in a mist, or become covered in or obscured by mist
misted up the windows

2. intransitive verb become blurred by tears: to become blurred by tears

3. transitive verb spray something: to apply a fine liquid spray to something

[ Old English< Indo-European, "urinate"]
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