Definitions for mist
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mistverb

   a thin fog with condensation near the ground

2. mist, mist oververb

   become covered with mist

   "The windshield misted over"

3. obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mistverb

   make less visible or unclear

   "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"

4. mistverb

   spray finely or cover with mist

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mistnoun

   Water or other liquid finely suspended in air.

   It was difficult to see through the morning mist.

2. mistnoun

   A layer of fine droplets or particles.

   There was an oily mist on the lens.

3. mistverb

   To form mist.

   It's misting this morning.

4. mistverb

   To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.

   I mist my tropical plants every morning.

5. mistverb

   To cover with a mist.

   The lens was misted.

6. mistverb

   To be covered by tears.

   My eyes misted when I remembered what had happened.

7. Etymology: From mist

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mistnoun

   Etymology: mist , Saxon.

   1. A low thin cloud; a small thin rain not perceived in single drops.

   Old Geoffrey Chaucer, like the morning star,
   To us discovers day from far;
   His light those mists and clouds dissolv’d
   Which our dark nation long involv’d. John Denham.

   And mists condens’d to clouds obscure the sky,
   And clouds dissolv’d, the thirsty ground supply. Wentworth Dillon.

   As a mist is a multitude of small but solid globules, which therefore descend; so a vapour, and therefore a watry cloud, is nothing else but a congeries of very small and concave globules, which therefore ascend to that height, in which they are of equal weight with the air, where they remain suspended, till by some motion in the air, being broken, they descend in solid drops; either small, as in a mist, or bigger, when many of them run together, as in rain. Nehemiah Grew.

   But hov’ring mists around his brows are spread,
   And night with sable shades involves his head. Dryden.

   A cloud is nothing but a mist flying high in the air, as a mist is nothing but a cloud here below. John Locke.

   2. Any thing that dims or darkens.

   My peoples eyes were once blinded with such mists of suspicion, they are soon misled into the most desperate actions. Charles I .

   His passion cast a mist before his sense,
   And either made or magnify’d th’ offence. Dryden.

2. To Mistverb

   To cloud; to cover with a vapour or steam.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Lend me a looking-glass;
   If that her breath will mist or stain the stone,
   Why then she lives. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mist

   Mist is a weather phenomenon similar to fog.

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1. mist

   Mist is a naturally occurring phenomenon characterized by small droplets of water suspended in air, usually resulting from atmospheric condensation or evaporation. It appears as a light cloud at ground or surface level and can significantly reduce visibility. The droplet size is larger than that in fog, making it less dense and opaque.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Mistnoun

   visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog

2. Mistnoun

   coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch mist

3. Mistnoun

   hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision

4. Mistverb

   to cloud; to cover with mist; to dim

5. Mistverb

   to rain in very fine drops; as, it mists

6. Etymology: [AS. mist; akin to D. & Sw. mist, Icel. mistr, G. mist dung, Goth. mahstus, AS. mgan to make water, Icel. mga, Lith. migla mist, Russ. mgla, L. mingere, meiere, to make water, Gr. 'omichei^n to make water, 'omi`chlh mist, Skr. mih to make water, n., a mist mgha cloud. 102. Cf. Misle, Mizzle, Mixen.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mist

   Mist is a phenomenon caused by small droplets of water suspended in air. It can occur as part of natural weather or volcanic activity, and is common in cold air above warmer water, in exhaled air in the cold, and in a steam room of a sauna. It can also be created artificially with aerosol canisters if the humidity conditions are right. The only difference between mist and fog is visibility. This phenomenon is called fog if the visibility is one kilometre or less. Otherwise it is known as mist. Seen from a distance, mist is bluish, and haze is more brownish. Religious connotations are associated with mist in some cultures; it is used as a metaphor in 2 Peter 2:17. Mist makes a beam of light visible from the side via refraction and reflection on the suspended water droplets. "Scotch mist" is a light steady drizzle. Mist usually occurs near the shores, and is often associated with fog. Mist can be as high as mountain tops when extreme temperatures are low.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mist

   mist, 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. [A.S. mist, darkness; Ice. mistr, mist, Dut. mist.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MIST

   Generally, a small, light rain. SCOTCH MIST A cloudburst.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mist

   [Anglo-Saxon]. A thin vapour, between a fog and haze, and is generally wet.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mist' in Nouns Frequency: #2554

Anagrams for mist »

1. ISTM

2. stim

3. smit

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mist in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of mist in a Sentence

1. Colin Grant:

   I love 3-D movies...that's exactly what it was like. you could be following a jet ski...they could add scent. They could add mist.

2. Natalie Cooper:

   One good example is the way we usually collect birds. You put up a mist net, then play male bird calls to attract other birds, these will mostly be males trying to defend their territories. Although it is studied far less frequently, female birds also call. So maybe using female calls too might help.

3. Colin Grant:

   You could be following a jet ski...they could add scent. They could add mist.

4. Gene Wolfe:

   Knowledge is soon changed, then lost in the mist, an echo half-heard.

5. Real Live Preacher, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, February 13, 2003:

   EVERY path may lead you to God, even the weird ones. Most of us are on a journey. We're looking for something, though we're not always sure what that is. The way is foggy much of the time. I suggest you slow down and follow some of the side roads that appear suddenly in the mist.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mist
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mist
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=mist
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mist
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mist
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mist
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=mist
9. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=mist
10. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=mist