mist

  • 41mist — [[t]mɪst[/t]] n. 1) mer a mass of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth s surface, resembling fog but not as dense 2) a cloud of particles or a fine spray of liquid resembling this: a mist of perfume[/ex] 3)… …

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  • 42mist — [OE] Mist is a member of quite a widespread Indo European family of ‘mist’ words. Dutch and Swedish share mist, and among the non Germanic languages Greek has omíkhlē, Lithuanian and Latvia migla, Serbo Croat màgla, Polish mgła, and Russian mgla …

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  • 43mist — Synonyms and related words: London fog, London special, Scotch mist, addle, addle the wits, air, airy nothing, amorphousness, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, befog, befuddle, befuddlement, bemist, bewilder, bewilderment, blood rain, blur, bother,… …

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  • 44Mist — der Mist (Mittelstufe) bei Viehhaltung in Ställen anfallende Mischung aus den Exkrementen der Tiere und dem ausliegendem Stroh Synonym: Stalldung Beispiele: Sie haben den Mist auf den Wagen geladen. Er hat den Acker mit Mist gedüngt …

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  • 45mist — n. & v. n. 1 a water vapour near the ground in minute droplets limiting visibility. b condensed vapour settling on a surface and obscuring glass etc. 2 dimness or blurring of the sight caused by tears etc. 3 a cloud of particles resembling mist.… …

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  • 46Mist — 1. Dung, Dünger. 2. a) Talmi; (österr.): Graffelwerk; (ugs.): Klimbim, Krimskrams; (österr. ugs.): Kramuri; (abwertend): Gerümpel, Hokuspokus; (ugs. abwertend): Firlefanz, Kitt, Kleister, Kram, Krempel, Plunder, Ramsch, Schrott, Schund, Tinnef,… …

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  • 47mist — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fog, haze, vapor, drizzle. See cloudiness, moisture. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. drizzle, spray, haze, fog, smog, vapor, cloud, film, gauze, fine rain, mizzle*; see also fog 1 , haze . Syn. mist applies… …

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  • 48mist — [mɪst] noun [C/U] I a mass of small drops of water in the air close to the ground See: fog I II verb [I] mist [mɪst]; ˌmist ˈup to become covered with small drops of water …

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  • 49mist — /mɪst / (say mist) noun 1. a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth s surface. 2. Meteorology (by international agreement) a very thin fog in which the horizontal visibility is greater… …

  • 50mist up — phr verb Mist up is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑windscreen …

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