fognoun
uk/fɒɡ/us/fɑːɡ/fog noun (WEATHER)
A2 [ U ] a weather condition in which very small drops of water come together to form a thick cloud close to the land or seaocean, making it difficult to see:
Thick/Heavy/Dense fog has made driving conditions dangerous.
Mist, fog, and snow are common in this area.
It took several hours for the fog to lift.
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- The fog is expected to have cleared away by midday.
- We could see a dim shape in the fog.
- Freezing fog and icy patches are expected to cause problems for motorists tonight.
- Outside the fields were blanketed in fog.
- The fog swirled thickly around us.
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Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam
- altocumulus
- billow
- cloudy
- condensation
- cumulonimbus
- dewdrop
- fog up
- hazy
- miasma
- mist
- pea soup
- smog
- steam
- steamy
- stratocumulus
- stratus
- thundercloud
- vapour trail
- visibility
- whiteout
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fog noun (CONFUSION)
[ S ] informal a confused or uncertain state, usually mentally or emotionally:
I went home in a fog of disbelief.
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Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disorientate
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- dizzying
- ferment
- flutter
- mystique
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- whirl
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fogverb [ T ]
uk/fɒɡ/us/fɑːɡ/-gg-to make something or someone confused or uncertain:
Alcohol fogs the brain.
The president's speech had simply fogged the issue.
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Puzzle and confuse
- addle
- baffle
- bemuse
- bewilder
- blind sb with science idiom
- cloud
- do sb's head in idiom
- flummox
- fox
- fuddle
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- mix
- mix sb up
- muddy
- puzzle
- throw (sb) a curve (ball) idiom
- throw sb off balance idiom
- tie
- tie sb (up) in knots idiom
- unbalance
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Phrasal verb(s)
fog up