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Noun: mist  mist
  1. A thin fog with condensation near the ground
    "The early morning mist shrouded the valley"
     
  2. A thin layer of condensed vapour
    "the mirror is covered in mist"
     
  3. A spray of fine droplets or particles
    "She sprayed a fine mist of water on the plants"
Verb: mist  mist
  1. Become covered with mist
    "The windscreen misted over"; "The bathroom mirror misted up after the hot shower";
    - mist over, mist up
     
  2. Make less visible or unclear
    "The stars are misted by the clouds"; "The heavy mist befogged the entire landscape";
    - obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud
     
  3. Spray finely or cover with mist
    "She misted the plants with water"
     
  4. (of the eyes) become tearful
    "I had a lump in my throat, and my eyes misted over"

Sounds like: mi

Derived forms: mists, misting, misted

Type of: conceal, cover, fog, hide, spray, spread over

Encyclopedia: Mist, Or