Mist
[mɪst]
Definition
(noun.) a thin fog with condensation near the ground.
(verb.) become covered with mist; 'The windshield misted over'.
(verb.) spray finely or cover with mist.
Editor: Stephen--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.
(n.) Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch mist.
(n.) Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.
(v. t.) To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim.
(v. i.) To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Fog, haze.
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Definition
n. watery vapour seen in the atmosphere: rain in very fine drops: anything that dims or darkens the sight or the judgment.—n. Mist′flow′er a North American plant of the Aster family with clusters of blue or violet flowers.—adj. Mist′ful misty.—adv. Mist′ily.—n. Mist′iness.—adj. Mist′y full of mist: dim: obscure not perspicuous.—Scotch mist a very wetting rain.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you are enveloped in a mist, denotes uncertain fortunes and domestic unhappiness. If the mist clears away, your troubles will be of short duration. To see others in a mist, you will profit by the misfortune of others.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
Generally, a small, light rain. SCOTCH MIST,A cloudburst."
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Examples
- DO you Mist Wrayburn? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But as he looked the structure of the bridge was still spidery and fine in the mist that hung over the stream. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Nine-tenths of them wear nothing on their heads but a filmy sort of veil, which falls down their backs like a white mist. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Doyouknow-Mist-Erboff-in? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A murky red and yellow sky, and a rising mist from the Seine, denoted the approach of darkness. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Mist Wrayburn? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- This was the party from which Little Dorrit went home, jaded, in the first grey mist of a rainy morning. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The two brothers were before their Father; far beyond the twilight judgment of this world; high above its mists and obscurities. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The early history of Damascus is shrouded in the mists of a hoary antiquity. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The following morning the rain poured down in torrents, and thick mists hid the summits of the mountains. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- And the mists had all solemnly risen now, and the world lay spread before me. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Mists hide in the avenues, veil the points of view, and move in funeral-wise across the rising grounds. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Light mists arise, and the dew falls, and all the sweet scents in the garden are heavy in the air. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The embrowning woods, and swollen rivers, the evening mists, and morning frosts, were welcomed with gratitude. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
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