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| mist [ mist ] |
noun (plural mists) |
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1. thin fog: a thin gray cloud of water droplets that condenses in the atmosphere just above the ground
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2. condensed water vapor: a film of water vapor that has condensed on a surface
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3. fine spray: a fine spray of liquid, e.g. from an atomizer or aerosol
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4. liquid suspension in gas: a suspension of liquid in a gas
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5. obscuring thing: something that makes it difficult to see or understand something
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verb (past and past participle mist·ed, present participle mist·ing, 3rd person present singular mists) |
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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
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2. intransitive verb become blurred by tears: to become blurred by tears
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3. transitive verb spray something: to apply a fine liquid spray to something
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| [ Old English< Indo-European, "urinate"] |