mist

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.]

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

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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.

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.

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

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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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mist	cool mist
Martini Mist	mist fans