mist
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
a cloud of particles resembling this:She sprayed a mist of perfume onto her handkerchief.
something that dims, obscures, or blurs: the mist of ignorance.
a haze before the eyes that dims the vision: a mist of tears.
a suspension of a liquid in a gas.
a drink of liquor served over cracked ice.
a fine spray produced by a vaporizer to add moisture to the air for breathing.
to become misty.
to rain in very fine drops; drizzle (usually used impersonally with it as subject): It was misting when they went out for lunch.
to make misty.
to spray (plants) with a finely diffused jet of water, as a means of replacing lost moisture.
Origin of mist
1synonym study For mist
Other words from mist
- mistless, adjective
- de·mist, verb (used with object)
- un·der·mist, noun
Words that may be confused with mist
Other definitions for mist. (2 of 2)
(in prescriptions) a mixture.
Origin of mist.
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How to use mist in a sentence
In this valley so far away from Syria, questions loom like mist drifting off the Caucasus.
The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord | Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Spire, like most fountains, has the basics -- Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Sierra mist, Brisk Iced Tea and SoBe Lifewater.
A morning mist hung over everything, clearing occasionally to reveal lone fishermen.
E-cigarettes have never been studied, but inhaling really hot mist into the lung probably will have consequences.
Big Tobacco, Not MRSA, Is the Real Problem With E-Cigarettes | Kent Sepkowitz | May 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUntil 20 minutes before, the mist had completely obscured whatever stood across the plaza at the 9/11 Memorial.
She set off down Trafalgar Road in the mist and the rain, glad that she had been compelled to walk.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettSpecimens were easily collected in a mist net placed across the opening.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula | Erwin E. KlaasFor a moment there seemed a sudden light before her eyes, and then a dark mist; in another she recovered herself.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuI have blotted out thy iniquities as a cloud, and thy sins as a mist: return to me, for I have redeemed thee.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousA damp mist rose from the river and the marshy ground about, and spread itself over the dreary fields.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for mist
/ (mɪst) /
a thin fog resulting from condensation in the air near the earth's surface
meteorol such an atmospheric condition with a horizontal visibility of 1–2 kilometres
a fine spray of any liquid, such as that produced by an aerosol container
chem a colloidal suspension of a liquid in a gas
condensed water vapour on a surface that blurs the surface
something that causes haziness or lack of clarity, such as a film of tears
to cover or be covered with or as if with mist
Origin of mist
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for mist
[ mĭst ]
A mass of fine droplets of water in the atmosphere near or in contact with the Earth. Mist reduces visibility to not less than 1 km (0.62 mi). Compare fog.
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