fog
1a cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility.: Compare ice fog, mist (def. 1), smog (def. 1).
any darkened state of the atmosphere, or the diffused substance that causes it.
Photography. a hazy effect on a developed negative or positive, caused by light other than that forming the image, by improper handling during development, or by the use of excessively old film.
Physical Chemistry. a mixture consisting of liquid particles dispersed in a gaseous medium.
to cover or envelop with or as if with fog: The steam in the room fogged his glasses.
to confuse or obscure: The debate did little else but fog the issue.
to bewilder or perplex: to fog the mind.
Photography. to produce fog on (a negative or positive).
to become enveloped or obscured with or as if with fog.
Photography. (of a negative or positive) to become affected by fog.
Origin of fog
1synonym study For fog
Other words for fog
Opposites for fog
| 3 | alertness, clarity |
| 7 | clarify |
| 10 | clear |
Other words from fog
- fogless, adjective
- un·fogged, adjective
- un·fog·ging, adjective
Words Nearby fog
Other definitions for fog (2 of 2)
a second growth of grass, as after mowing.
long grass left standing in fields during the winter.
Origin of fog
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How to use fog in a sentence
It marks a new beginning, escorts us through our mental fog, and gets us safely into the next phase of our day.
The fog of uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues to loom — and now that sense of foreboding unknown is starting to affect the norms of fall marketing.
‘We really don’t know’: How the continued uncertainty is shaking up the usual fall ad marketplace | Kristina Monllos | August 31, 2020 | DigidayThis might explain why stepping outside on a bright sunny day helps clear the fog from your head.
Explainer: How our eyes make sense of light | Tina Hesman Saey | July 16, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThere I was high enough up to have fog both above and below me.
Explainer: Rainbows, fogbows and their eerie cousins | Matthew Cappucci | May 1, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThat’s because if you’re near fog, you’re probably inside it.
Explainer: Rainbows, fogbows and their eerie cousins | Matthew Cappucci | May 1, 2020 | Science News For Students
The stench of corruption is settling over world soccer like a poisonous fog, and players are paying the price.
Dawn was rising on November 24, 1964, and there was a slight fog but otherwise clear visibility.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis | Nina Strochlic | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA fog of conspiracy—of logic against logic, as Orwell put it—has descended on every major event in the war.
Digital Doublethink: Playing Truth or Dare with Putin, Assad and ISIS | Christopher Dickey, Anna Nemtsova | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlthough some groups, through the thick fog of tear gas, pepper spray and smoke that hung over the city, still lingered.
Frat Culture Clashes With Riot Police at Keene, N.H., Pumpkin Festival | Melanie Plenda | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo we changed that into a fog machine blast right before I go on.
Oscars Host Neil Patrick Harris on His Best and Worst Emcee Moments (VIDEO) | Neil Patrick Harris | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe fire along the three miles front is like the rumble of an express train running over fog signals.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe huge sail thrust its yard high above the fog bank, and watchers on the river side saw it.
The Red Year | Louis TracyOn the 7th of August we neared the Canary Isles, but unfortunately, on account of the thick fog, we could not see them.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferIf there be no facilities for stopping for the night, a driver is not negligent should he proceed through the fog.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThe sand hung in fog-like clouds shrouding the sun, dimming the usual brilliance.
The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
British Dictionary definitions for fog (1 of 2)
/ (fɒɡ) /
a mass of droplets of condensed water vapour suspended in the air, often greatly reducing visibility, corresponding to a cloud but at a lower level
a cloud of any substance in the atmosphere reducing visibility
a state of mental uncertainty or obscurity
photog a blurred or discoloured area on a developed negative, print, or transparency caused by the action of extraneous light, incorrect development, etc
a colloid or suspension consisting of liquid particles dispersed in a gas
to envelop or become enveloped with or as if with fog
to confuse or become confused: to fog an issue
photog to produce fog on (a negative, print, or transparency) or (of a negative, print, or transparency) to be affected by fog
Origin of fog
1British Dictionary definitions for fog (2 of 2)
/ (fɒɡ) /
a second growth of grass after the first mowing
grass left to grow long in winter
Origin of fog
2Collins 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 fog
[ fôg ]
A dense layer of cloud lying close to the surface of the ground or water and reducing visibility to less than 1 km (0.62 mi). Fog occurs when the air temperature becomes identical, or nearly identical, to the dew point.
An opaque or semiopaque condensation of a substance floating in a region or forming on a surface.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with fog
see in a fog.
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