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.
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.
Origin of mist
First recorded 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”; (verb) Middle English misten,Old English mistian, derivative of the noun
synonym study for mist
3, 4. See cloud.
OTHER WORDS FROM mist
mistless,adjectivede·mist,verb (used with object)un·der·mist,noun
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mist
midst, missed, mist
Words nearby mist
miss the boat, miss the point, misstrike, missus, missy, mist, mistakable, mistake, mistake for, mistaken, mistal
Fine mist drips from the crowns of evergreens, through the mosses and down into a layer of fragrant duff that shelters an ecosystem of mycelium, bacterial decomposers, and insect aerators.
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It comes with ten soothing essential oils, including lavender and jasmine, along with an adjustable mist setting.
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To operate, you pump the sprayer to release a fine mist, which helps spread the oil evenly on your food.
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When you exercise, sweat doesn’t only accumulate on your skin, but it also flies everywhere—think about the fine mist you release every time you swing a kettlebell.
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So regions prone to frequent fog and mist — such as San Francisco Bay, mountains or the Arctic — tend to have more fogbows.
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In this valley so far away from Syria, questions loom like mist drifting off the Caucasus.
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Until 20 minutes before, the mist had completely obscured whatever stood across the plaza at the 9/11 Memorial.
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The blankness had invited the mind to think back to mornings before September 11, when the mist had concealed the twin towers.
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The great emancipator is featured sparingly, emerging dramatically through the mist at the top of the ad.
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Clearing away some of the mist starts with straightening the record.
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As they neared the shore, a landing-stage, or low jetty, of sunk piles disengaged itself from the mist.
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A mist rose before her eyes, and though they thought she listened she understood nothing of what was passing.
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Suddenly a mist gathered before his eyes, and he felt himself being carried up into the air also.
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Had some keen eye seen those shadowy forms dropping through the mist?
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The mist bank and the heavy fall of dew had so moistened things that the fire crept but slowly.
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British Dictionary definitions for mist
mist
/ (mɪst) /
noun
a thin fog resulting from condensation in the air near the earth's surface
meteorolsuch 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
chema 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
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
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.