mist

[ mist ]
/ mɪst /

noun

verb (used without object)

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.

verb (used with object)

to make misty.
to spray (plants) with a finely diffused jet of water, as a means of replacing lost moisture.

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Origin of mist

before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, Low German, Swedish mist; akin to Greek omíchlē fog, Russian mgla mist, Sanskrit megha cloud; (v.) Middle English misten, Old English mistian, derivative of the noun

SYNONYMS FOR mist

3, 4 See cloud.

OTHER WORDS FROM mist

mist·less, adjectivede·mist, verb (used with object)un·der·mist, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mist

midst missed mist

Words nearby mist

misstate, misstep, misstrike, missus, missy, mist, mist., mistakable, mistake, mistake for, mistaken
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British Dictionary definitions for demist (1 of 2)

demist
/ (diːˈmɪst) /

verb

to free or become free of condensation through evaporation produced by a heater and/or blower

British Dictionary definitions for demist (2 of 2)

mist
/ (mɪst) /

noun

verb

to cover or be covered with or as if with mist

Word Origin for mist

Old English; related to Middle Dutch, Swedish mist, Greek omikhlē fog
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Scientific definitions for demist

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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