a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
2.
a cloud of particles resembling this: She sprayed a mist of perfume onto her handkerchief.
3.
something that dims, obscures, or blurs: the mist of ignorance.
4.
a haze before the eyes that dims the vision: a mist of tears.
5.
a suspension of a liquid in a gas.
6.
a drink of liquor served over cracked ice.
7.
a fine spray produced by a vaporizer to add moisture to the air for breathing.
–verb (used without object)
8.
to become misty.
9.
to rain in very fine drops; drizzle (usually used impersonally with it as subject): It was misting when they went out for lunch.
–verb (used with object)
10.
to make misty.
11.
to spray (plants) with a finely diffused jet of water, as a means of replacing lost moisture.
Origin: bef. 900; (n.) ME, OE; c. D, LG, Sw mist; akin to Gk omíchlē fog, Russ mgla mist, Skt megha cloud; (v.) ME misten, OE mistian, deriv. of the n.
mist (mĭst) Pronunciation Key
A mass of fine droplets of water in the atmosphere near or in contact with the Earth. Mist reduces visibility to not less than 1 km (0.62 mi). Compare fog.
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