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  • 1Mist — Mist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misting}.] To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2mist — {{11}}mist (n.) O.E. mist dimness (of eyesight), mist (earliest in compounds, such as misthleoðu misty cliffs, wælmist mist of death ), from P.Gmc. *mikhstaz (Cf. M.L.G. mist, Du. mist, Icelandic mistur, Norw., Swed. mist), perhaps from PIE… …

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  • 3mist — I. n. 1. Fog, haze, cloud. 2. Obscurity, bewilderment, perplexity, haze. II. v. a. Cloud, cover with mist. III. v. n. Mizzle, drizzle …

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  • 4mist´like´ — mist «mihst», noun, verb. –n. 1. a cloud of very fine drops of water in the air; fog; haze: »As the sun rose it burned off the clouds of low mist in the valleys. 2. U.S. a fine drizzle. 3. a cloud of very fine drops of any liquid in the air: »A… …

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  • 5mist´less — mist «mihst», noun, verb. –n. 1. a cloud of very fine drops of water in the air; fog; haze: »As the sun rose it burned off the clouds of low mist in the valleys. 2. U.S. a fine drizzle. 3. a cloud of very fine drops of any liquid in the air: »A… …

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  • 6mist — ► NOUN 1) a cloud of tiny water droplets in the atmosphere, limiting visibility to a lesser extent than fog. 2) a condensed vapour settling on a surface. ► VERB ▪ cover or become covered with mist. ORIGIN Old English …

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  • 7mist — 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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  • 8mist — [[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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  • 9mist over — verb become covered with mist The windshield misted over • Syn: ↑mist • Derivationally related forms: ↑mist (for: ↑mist) • Hypernyms: ↑cover, ↑ …

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  • 10mist — /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… …