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ALL meanings of mist

mist
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  • noun 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. 1
  • noun mist a cloud of particles resembling this: She sprayed a mist of perfume onto her handkerchief. 1
  • noun mist something that dims, obscures, or blurs: the mist of ignorance. 1
  • noun mist a haze before the eyes that dims the vision: a mist of tears. 1
  • noun mist a suspension of a liquid in a gas. 1
  • noun mist a drink of liquor served over cracked ice. 1
  • noun mist a fine spray produced by a vaporizer to add moisture to the air for breathing. 1
  • verb without object mist to become misty. 1
  • verb without object mist to rain in very fine drops; drizzle (usually used impersonally with it as subject): It was misting when they went out for lunch. 1
  • verb with object mist to make misty. 1
  • verb with object mist to spray (plants) with a finely diffused jet of water, as a means of replacing lost moisture. 1
  • noun mist like fog or cloud 1
  • noun mist spray of water 1
  • transitive verb mist spray as mist 1
  • intransitive verb mist rain very lightly 1
  • noun mist tears 1
  • noun mist condensation 1
  • noun mist Cover or become covered with mist. 1
  • variable noun mist Mist consists of a large number of tiny drops of water in the air, which make it difficult to see very far. 0
  • verb mist If a piece of glass mists or is misted, it becomes covered with tiny drops of moisture, so that you cannot see through it easily. 0
  • verb mist Mist over and mist up mean the same as mist. 0
  • verb mist If someone's eyes mist, they cannot see easily because there are tears in their eyes. 0
  • verb mist Mist over means the same as mist. 0
  • noun mist a thin fog resulting from condensation in the air near the earth's surface 0
  • noun mist such an atmospheric condition with a horizontal visibility of 1–2 kilometres 0
  • noun mist a fine spray of any liquid, such as that produced by an aerosol container 0
  • noun mist a colloidal suspension of a liquid in a gas 0
  • noun mist condensed water vapour on a surface that blurs the surface 0
  • noun mist something that causes haziness or lack of clarity, such as a film of tears 0
  • verb mist to cover or be covered with or as if with mist 0
  • noun mist a large mass of water vapor at or just above the earth's surface resembling a fog, but less dense 0
  • noun mist a thin film of moisture condensed on a surface in droplets 0
  • noun mist a cloud of dust, smoke, gas, etc. 0
  • noun mist a fine spray, as of medication or perfume 0
  • noun mist a cloudiness or film before the eyes, dimming or blurring the vision 0
  • noun mist anything that dims or obscures the understanding, memory, etc. 0
  • verb transitive mist to make misty; dim or obscure as with a mist 0
  • verb transitive mist to spray the leaves of (a house plant) with water from a mister 0
  • intransitive verb mist to be or become misty 0
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