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.] |
fog
Noun
1. a mass of droplets of condensed water vapour suspended in the air, often greatly reducing visibility
2. Photog a blurred area on a developed negative, print, or transparency
Verb
[fogging, fogged]
to envelop or become enveloped with or as if with fog [probably from Old Norse]
foggy adj
| 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. |
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
verb 3. mist over or up, cloud over, steam up, become misty
Translations
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 sumentaa 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 안개가 끼다, 흐려지다; 안개로 뒤덮다, 흐리게 하다 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 짙은 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 sumun pidättämä dans la pris 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 안개로 항해가 불가능한 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
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