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mist

Definition

  • noun: water in the form of very small drops floating in the air or falling as rain
  • noun: water in the form of particles floating or falling in the atmosphere at or near the surface of the earth and approaching the form of rain
  • verb: to become covered with very small drops of water
  • verb: to be or become 'misty'
  • usually + 'up'
  • synonyms: london fog, london special, scotch mist

Examples

  • The origins of this ancient ritual are 'lost in the mists of time'.

  • My glasses 'misted' [='fogged'] 'up' when I came in from the cold.

  • Her eyes 'misted over' as she thought of her old friends.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Very lucky we find you. Nice Hobbit. It's a bog. He's led us into a swamp. A swamp, yes, yes. Come, master. We will take you on safe paths through the mist. Come, Hobbits! Come! We go quickly. I found it. I did. The way through the marshes. Orcs don't use it. Orcs don't know it. (..)
    2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers