fog 1 (fôg, f g)n. 1. Condensed water vapor in cloudlike masses lying close to the ground and limiting visibility. 2. a. An obscuring haze, as of atmospheric dust or smoke. b. A mist or film clouding a surface, as of a window, lens, or mirror. 3. A cloud of vaporized liquid, especially a chemical spray used in fighting fires. 4. a. A state of mental vagueness or bewilderment. b. Something that obscures or conceals; a haze: shrouded their actions in a fog of disinformation. 5. A blur on a developed photographic image. v. fogged, fog·ging, fogs v.tr. 1. To cover or envelop with or as if with fog. 2. To cause to be obscured; cloud. 3. To make vague, hazy, or confused: a memory that had been fogged by time. 4. To obscure or dim (a photographic image). v.intr. 1. To be covered with or as if with fog. 2. To be blurred, clouded, or obscured: My glasses fogged in the warm air. 3. To be dimmed or obscured. Used of a photographic image. [Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] fog  ger n. |
| fog 2 (fôg, fg) n. 1. A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed. 2. Tall, decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season. [Middle English fogge, tall grass; see p  - in Indo-European roots.] |
fog1
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a mass of droplets of condensed water vapour suspended in the air, often greatly reducing visibility, corresponding to a cloud but at a lower level
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a cloud of any substance in the atmosphere reducing visibility
3. a state of mental uncertainty or obscurity
4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) Photog a blurred or discoloured area on a developed negative, print, or transparency caused by the action of extraneous light, incorrect development, etc.
5. (Chemistry) a colloid or suspension consisting of liquid particles dispersed in a gas
vb fogs, fogging, fogged
1. to envelop or become enveloped with or as if with fog
2. to confuse or become confused to fog an issue
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) Photog to produce fog on (a negative, print, or transparency) or (of a negative, print, or transparency) to be affected by fog
[perhaps back formation from foggy damp, boggy, from fog2]
fog2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture)
a. a second growth of grass after the first mowing
b. grass left to grow long in winter
[probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian fogg rank grass]
| fog (fôg) 1. A dense layer of cloud lying close to the surface of the ground or water and reducing visibility to less than 1 km (0.62 mi). Fog occurs when the air temperature becomes identical, or nearly identical, to the dew point. 2. An opaque or semiopaque condensation of a substance floating in a region or forming on a surface. |
Fog
See Also: MIST
- A churning mass of fog was welling up from the sea like a tidal wave —John Dos Passos
- Fog closed in like a long sigh —George Garrett
- Fog … dissolving into the sky like milk in water —Ross Macdonald
- The fog … floated into the garden like gauze —Ludwig Bemelmans
- Fog hung above the road like an alien intelligence —Charles Johnson
- Foggy as London —Robert Traver
- The fog rolled off the river like a woman rolling off a bed —Marianne Wiggins
- The fog smothered sounds like an acoustical curtain —Margaret Millar
- Fog that came like bitter smoke —Stephen Vincent Benét
- (Pines … wrapped with) fog that moved like bits of cloth in the wind —Shirley Ann Grau
- A fog wandering like a pilgrim —Patricia Hampl
- The fog was settling in and became rapidly denser. It was like wading about in dark milk soup —Erich Maria Remarque
- The fog was thick and strangely white. Like wet bed sheets —Bertold Brecht
- Haze … like a thin smoke from slowly burning money —Ross Macdonald
- Night fog thick as terry cloth —Maxine Kumin
- Puffs of white fog which hung there like frozen cabbage —Donald McCaig
- There’s a fog at the waists of the trees, like a sash —William Matthews
- Wreaths of white fog walked like ghosts in the haunted meadow —John Greenleaf Whittier
foggy, fog - Foggy first meant "covered with a grass; mossy; boggy," as fog first meant "coarse grass" and evolved to mean "thick, murky" in relation to atmosphere.
See also related terms for thick.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  fog - droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the groundaerosol - a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas fogbank - a large mass of fog on the sea (as seen from a distance) mist - a thin fog with condensation near the ground pea-souper, pea soup - a heavy thick yellow fog |
| 2. | fog - an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance atmospheric state, atmosphere - the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog" fug - (British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere | |
| 3. | fog - confusion characterized by lack of clarity confusedness, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness, confusion - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" | |
| Verb | 1. |  fog - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" overshadow - cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house" |
fog
noun
verb
1. (sometimes with up) mist over or up, cloud over, steam up, become misty The windows fogged immediately.
Related words
fear homichlophobia
fear homichlophobia
Translations
fog [fɒg]
A. N
1. (Met) → niebla f
B. VT
1. (Phot) → velar
2. (= confuse) [+ matter] → enredar, complicar; [+ person] → confundir, ofuscar
to fog the issue → complicar el asunto
to fog the issue → complicar el asunto
3. (also to fog up) [+ spectacles, window] → empañar
C. VI (also to fog up) → empañarse
fog
fog:
fog:
n
(Phot) → (Grau)schleier m
vt
(also fog up or over) mirror, glasses → beschlagen
(Phot) → verschleiern
vi
(also fog up or over: mirror, glasses) → beschlagen
(Phot, negative) → einen Grauschleier bekommen
fog:
fog bank
n → Nebelbank f
fogbound
adj ship, plane → durch Nebel festgehalten; airport → wegen Nebel(s) geschlossen; the main road to Edinburgh is fog → auf der Hauptstraße nach Edinburgh herrscht dichter Nebel
fog:
fog lamp, fog light
fog signal
n (Naut, Rail) → Nebelsignal nt
n fog [fog]
a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see I had to drive very slowly because of the fog. mis ضَباب мъгла mlha tåge; dis der Nebel ομίχλη niebla udu مه sumu brouillard עֲרָפֶל कोहरा magla köd kabut þoka nebbia 霧 안개 rūkas migla kabus mist tåke mgła nevoeiro ceaţă deasă, negură туман hmla megla magla dimma หมอก sis 霧 густий туман کہرا sương mù 雾
v – past tense, past participle fogged –
(usually withup) to cover with fog Her glasses were fogged up with steam. toewasem يَكْسو بالضَّباب замъглявам zamlžit (se) være tåget beschlagen θαμπώνω empañarse uduseks tegema مه آلود شدن huurtua embuer לְכַסוֹת בְּעֲרָפֶל कोहरे से घिरना, भ्रम पैदा होना zamagliti (se) ködbe borít berkabut fá á sig móðu annebbiare; appannare 霧でおおう 안개로 뒤덮이다 apsitraukti rūku, aprasoti aizmiglot; ietīt miglā berkabus (doen) beslaan tåkelegge, dogge, gjøre uklar zamglić enevoar a (se) înceţoşa затуманивать(ся) zahmliť sa zamegliti zamagliti imma igen, hölja i dimma ทำให้เป็นฝ้ามัว buğulanmak, sislenmek 以霧蒙蓋 затуманювати(ся) دھند سے بھر جانا bao phủ hay bị bao phủ bằng sương mù 以雾蒙盖
adj foggy
full of, or covered with, fog It is very foggy tonight. mistig ضَبابي мъглив mlhavý tåget; diset nebelig ομιχλώδης nebuloso, brumoso, de niebla udune مه آلود sumuinen brumeux מְעוּרפָּל धुंधला, भ्रमपूर्ण maglovit, zamagljen ködös berkabut þokufullur, mistraður nebbioso 霧のかかった 안개가 낀 miglotas, ūkanotas miglains berkabus mistig tåket mglisty, zamglony enevoado ceţos, neguros туманный hmlistý meglen maglovit dimmig มีหมอกมาก sisli 有霧的 туманний دھند سے بھرا có sương mù 有雾的
adj fog-bound
unable to move or function because of fog The plane is fog-bound. deur mis vasgekeer; deur mis vertraag طائِرَه غير قادِره على الطيران بسبب الضباب задържан от мъгла uvázlý v mlze opholdt på grund af tåge durch Nebel behindert ακινητοποιημένος λόγω ομίχλης inmovilizado por la niebla uduvangis گرفتار در مه sumussa pris dans la brume תְּקוּע בִגלָל הַעֲרָפֶל कोहरे से हुई परेशानी zaustavljen (nepokretan) zbog magle ködben veszteglő terhambat kabut tepptur vegna þoku fermo (a causa delle nebbia) 霧に閉じこめられた 안개에 쌓인 negalintis skristi/plaukti dėl rūko miglas aizkavēts penuh kabus door mist opgehouden fast/innstilt pga. tåke unieruchomiony przez mgłę preso pelo nevoeiro imobilizat din cauza ceţii окутанный туманом uviaznuť v hmle zadržan zaradi megle ometen maglom uppehållen på grund av dimma ที่ไม่สามารถเดินทางไปไหนได้เพราะหมอกลงหนา sis yüzünden hareket edemeyen; sis kaplı 因濃霧而進退不得的 затриманий туманом کہرے کی وجہ سے حرکت نہیں کر پانا không đi được vì sương mù dày đặc 因浓雾而进退不得的
n fog-horn
a horn used as a warning to or by ships in fog. mishoring بوق تحذير من الضَّباب морска сирена mlhový roh tågehorn das Nebelhorn σειρήνα ομίχλης sirena de niebla udupasun بوق مه sumutorvi corne de brume צוֹפָר עֲרָפֶל कोहरे की सूचना देने का सायरन sirena za maglu ködsziréna terompet kabut þokulúður sirena per la nebbia 霧笛 농무 경적 sirena esant rūkui miglas taure terompet kabus misthoorn tåkelur syrena przeciwmgielna sereia sirenă de avertizare pe timp de ceaţă туманный горн hmlová siréna, hmlový roh (na lodi) zvočni signal (v megli) sirena za maglu mistlur แตรที่ใช้เตือนภัย sis düdüğü 霧角 ревун, туманна сирена کہرے میں جہاز کو خبردار کرنے کے لۓ ایک آلہ còi báo hiệu cho tàu đi trong sương mù 雾角
fog → ضباب mlha tåge Nebel ομίχλη niebla sumu brouillard magla nebbia 霧 안개 mist tåke mgła neblina туман dimma หมอก sis sương mù 雾
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