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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mist /mɪst/USA pronunciation n. - Meteorologya mass of tiny drops of water, resembling fog: [uncountable]driving through mist.[countable]the mists of Avalon.
- a cloud of particles resembling this:[countable]a mist of perfume.
- something that dims or blurs:[countable]a mist of tears.
v. - to (cause to) become misty: [no object; (~ + up/over) ]His eyes misted (over) when he told us about his dead son.[~ + object]The humidity misted the car window.
- to rain in very fine drops;
drizzle:[no object* it + ~]It was misting, not quite raining.
mist•i•ness, n. [uncountable] mist•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mist (mist),USA pronunciation n. - Meteorologya 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.
- a cloud of particles resembling this:She sprayed a mist of perfume onto her handkerchief.
- something that dims, obscures, or blurs:the mist of ignorance.
- a haze before the eyes that dims the vision:a mist of tears.
- a suspension of a liquid in a gas.
- Winea drink of liquor served over cracked ice.
- Medicinea fine spray produced by a vaporizer to add moisture to the air for breathing.
v.i. - to become misty.
- to rain in very fine drops;
drizzle (usually used impersonally with it as subject):It was misting when they went out for lunch.
v.t. - to make misty.
- Botanyto spray (plants) with a finely diffused jet of water, as a means of replacing lost moisture.
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, Low German, Swedish mist; akin to Greek omíchlē fog, Russian mgla mist, Sanskrit megha cloud; (verb, verbal) Middle English misten, Old English mistian, derivative of the noun, nominal
- 3, 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See cloud.
mist., - (in prescriptions) a mixture.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mist•y (mis′tē),USA pronunciation adj., mist•i•er, mist•i•est. - abounding in or clouded by mist.
- of the nature of or consisting of mist.
- appearing as if seen through mist;
indistinct or blurred in form or outline. - obscure;
vague.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English mistig. See mist, -y1
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