mist

Definitions


[mɪst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that limits visibility (to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1 km (1,100 yards))
(e.g: the peaks were shrouded in mist)


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Origin:
Old English mist, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Greek omikhlē ‘mist, fog’


[mɪst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cover or become covered with mist
(e.g: the windows of the car were misted up with condensation)


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Origin:
Old English mist, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Greek omikhlē ‘mist, fog’




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