mist
(noun) a thin fog with condensation near the ground
mist, mist over
(verb) become covered with mist; “The windshield misted over”
mist
(verb) spray finely or cover with mist
obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist
(verb) make less visible or unclear; “The stars are obscured by the clouds”; “the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
MiST (third-person singular simple present MiSTs, present participle MiSTing, simple past and past participle MiSTed)
Alternative form of MST (to mock a work by inserting annotations)
• ISTM, ITSM, Smit, TIMS, TIMs, TMIs, Tims, smit, stim
mist (countable and uncountable, plural mists)
(countable, uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air.
(countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.
(figurative) Anything that dims, darkens, or hinders vision.
mist (third-person singular simple present mists, present participle misting, simple past and past participle misted)
To form mist.
To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.
To cover with a mist.
(of the eyes) To be covered by tears.
• ISTM, ITSM, Smit, TIMS, TIMs, TMIs, Tims, smit, stim
MIST
(economics) Acronym of Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey.
Coordinate terms: MIKT, MINT
Source: Wiktionary
Mist, n. Etym: [AS. mist; akin to D. & Sw. mist, Icel. mistr, G. mist dung, Goth. maĂhstus, AS. migan to make water, Icel. miga, Lith. migla mist, Russ. mgla, L. mingere, meiere, to make water, gr. mih to make water, n., a mist m*gha cloud. *102. Cf. Misle, Mizzle, Mixen.]
1. Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.
2. Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch mist.
3. Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision. His passion cast a mist before his sense. Dryden. Mist flower (Bot.), a composite plant (Eupatorium coelestinum), having heart-shaped leaves, and corymbs of lavender-blue flowers. It is found in the Western and Southern United States.
Mist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misted; p. pr. & vb. n. Misting.]
Definition: To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim. Shak.
Mist, v. i.
Definition: To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
