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fog
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fog 1  (fôg, fg)
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.]

fogger n.

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
Noun1.fogfog - droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
aerosol - a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
fogbank - a large mass of fog on the sea (as seen from a distance)
ice fog, pogonip - a dense winter fog containing ice particles
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"
Verb1.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 1. mist, gloom, haze, smog, murk, miasma, murkiness, peasouper (informal)
verb 3. mist over or up, cloud over, steam up, become misty
Translations
Spanish fog [fɔg] nniebla
French fog [fɔg] nbrouillard m
German fog [fɔg] nNebel m
Italian fog [fɔg] nnebbia

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