MIST

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

Verb

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)

Anagrams

• ISTM, ITSM, Smit, TIMS, TIMs, TMIs, Tims, smit, stim

Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• ISTM, ITSM, Smit, TIMS, TIMs, TMIs, Tims, smit, stim

Proper noun

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. maíhstus, 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