mist

(mĭst)
n.

1. A mass of fine droplets of water in the atmosphere near or in contact with the earth.
2. Water vapor condensed on and clouding the appearance of a surface.
3. Fine drops of a liquid, such as water, perfume, or medication, sprayed into the air.
4. A suspension of fine drops of a liquid in a gas.
5. Something that dims or conceals.
6. A haze before the eyes that blurs the vision.
7. Something that produces or gives the impression of dimness or obscurity: the mists of the past.
8. A drink consisting of a liquor served over cracked ice.

v., mist·ed, mist·ing, mists.

v.intr.

1. To be or become obscured or blurred by or as if by mist.
2. To rain in a fine shower.

v.tr.

1. To conceal or veil with or as if with mist.
2. To moisturize (plants or dry air, for example) with a fine spray of water.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

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Any drink in which undiluted spirits are poured into a glass (typically short) filled with crushed ice. For example, if scotch were used, the drink would be called a "Scotch Mist."

noun

A thick, heavy atmospheric condition offering reduced visibility because of the presence of suspended particles: brume, fog, haze, murk, smaze. See clear/unclear.

verb

To make dim or indistinct: becloud, bedim, befog, blear, blur, cloud, dim, dull, eclipse, fog, gloom, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shadow. See clear/unclear.

v

Definition: cloud, steam up
Antonyms: burn off, uncloud

A suspension of water droplets in the air which restricts visibility to between 1 and 2 km.

IN BRIEF: A thin fog with condensation near the ground.

Nothing that is can pause or stay; The moon will wax, the moon will wane, The mist and cloud will turn to rain, The rain to mist and cloud again, Tomorrow be today. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, (1807-1882), American poet.

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Mist or fog can symbolize a confused state of mind, as well as the desire to see things more clearly.

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The condition in which the horizontal visibility at the surface of the earth is between 3000 and 10,000 ft (1–3 km) because of suspended water droplets or ice crystals in the air. The relative humidity in mist is between 95 and 100%.

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n.pr

An acronym for Medical Information Service via Telephone. MIST is a consultation service offered by some state-operated university medical centers.

For a list of words related to mist, see:

• Disasters and Phenomena - mist: fine light rain or thick fog
• Confusion

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tågedis, dug, em, slør (for øjnene)
v. intr. - blive diset, dugge
v. tr. - sløre

idioms:

• bank of mist    tågebanke

Nederlands (Dutch)
mist, nevel, damp, misten, beslaan, wazig worden/maken

Français (French)
n. - brume, buée, (fig) voile
v. intr. - se vaporiser
v. tr. - vaporiser

idioms:

• bank of mist    nappe de brume

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nebel, Dunst, Beschlag
v. - beschlagen

idioms:

• bank of mist    Nebelbank

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καταχνιά, αραιή ομίχλη, θολούρα, πούσι
v. - θολώνω, θαμπώνω, (για μάτια) βουρκώνω

idioms:

• bank of mist    στρώμα ομίχλης

Italiano (Italian)
foschia

idioms:

• bank of mist    banco di nebbia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - névoa (f), garoa (f)
v. - empanar, enevoar, garoar

idioms:

• bank of mist    formação de neblina

Русский (Russian)
дымка, туман, затуманивать, моросить

idioms:

• bank of mist    полоса плотного тумана

Español (Spanish)
n. - neblina, bruma, niebla
v. intr. - anublarse, formarse niebla
v. tr. - nublar, empañar , oscurecer

idioms:

• bank of mist    banco de niebla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dimma, töcken
v. - hölja i dimma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
薄雾, 霭, 水气, 雾状物, 喷雾, 下雾, 被蒙上薄雾, 变得模糊, 使蒙上薄雾, 使模糊

idioms:

• bank of mist    一阵薄雾

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 薄霧, 靄, 水氣, 霧狀物, 噴霧
v. intr. - 下霧, 被蒙上薄霧, 變得模糊
v. tr. - 使蒙上薄霧, 使模糊

idioms:

• bank of mist    一陣薄霧

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 이슬비, 안개, 정신을 못 차리게 하는 것, 기억이 흐릿한 과거
v. intr. - 흐려지다, 이슬비가 내리다
v. tr. - 안개로 덮다, 희미하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 霞, もや, くもり, ぼんやりさせるもの
v. - …がぼんやりする, …がかすむ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضباب (فعل) يتغبش, يغبش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ערפל, אדים, דוק דמעות, טשטוש הראייה‬
v. intr. - ‮התכסה באדים, בדמעות וכו'‬
v. tr. - ‮כיסה בערפל, באדים וכו'‬

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