fog

Definitions

1. A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.
   uncountable
2. Initialism of fat, oil, and grease.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
3. fog (a thick cloud that forms near the ground)
4. A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud
5. A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.
   uncountable
6. A mist or film clouding a surface.
   uncountable
7. Tall and decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season.
   UK, dialectal, uncountable
8. Initialism of frequency of gobbledygook: the commonness of long and complicated words in a text, as measured by systems like the Gunning fog index.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
9. fog (a state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion)
10. A mist or film clouding a surface
11. A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
12. Moss.
    Scotland, uncountable
13. A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion
14. A silver deposit or other blur on a negative or developed photographic image.
    countable, uncountable
15. A silver deposit or other blur on a negative or developed photographic image
16. Distance fog.
    countable, uncountable
17. Distance fog

Equivalents

83 more languages

Afrikaansmis

አማርኛጭጋግ

العربيةالضّبابشبورةضبابضبابة+ 1 more

Azərbaycan diliduman

Беларускаяімгла́туман

Българскивоалмъглаотава

বাংলাকুয়াশা

བོད་སྐད།རྨུ་བརྨུགས་པསྨུག་པ

Bosanskiceokodmaglamaglicamaglinameglameramiššumuumeмагламаглинамаглицаотава+ 11 more

Catalàboiraemboirar-se

Češtinamlhazamlžit

Cymraegcaddugniwl

DanskTage

Ελληνικάαντάρακαταχνιάομίχλη

Esperantonebulo

Eestiudu

Euskaralanbro

فارسیمهمیغ

Suomihäkärähimmetähuurtaahuurtuahuurujälkikasvusumentaasumetasumuumeusvautupilvi+ 9 more

Vosa Vakavitikabu

Gaeilgeceo

Gàidhligceòcòinneach

Galegoabafarboirabrétemabreucalixenembazarempanarmelgameranéboaneboeironebraparruma+ 10 more

Hausahazo

עבריתערפל

हिन्दीकुहराकोहराधुंध

Hrvatskiceokodmaglamaglicamaglinameglameramiššumuumeмагламаглинамаглицаотава+ 11 more

Magyarelhomályosítfátyolködösszekuszál+ 1 more

Հայերենմառախուղմեգմշուշ

Bahasa Indonesiakabuskabutpedut

Íslenskaþoka

Italianoannebbiareannebbiarsiappannareappannarsiguaimenebbia+ 3 more

日本語沆煙煙霧雰霞み霧+ 3 more

ქართულინისლი

Қазақ тілітұман

ភាសាខ្មែរអ័ព្ទ

한국어안개안개시리연무운애+ 1 more

KurdîdûmankabûskodmeraMîşmistmiştşîşsîs+ 6 more

Кыргызчатуман

Latinacaligonebula

LëtzebuergeschNiwwel

Lingálalobongi

ລາວໝອກ

Lietuviųmiglarūkas

Latviešudūmakamigla

Malagasyzavona

Te Reo Māoriaukohu

Македонскимагла

മലയാളംമൂടൽമഞ്ഞ്

Монголманан

Bahasa Melayukabuskabutkeliru

Maltiċpar

မြန်မာမြူ

Nederlandsmistnevel

ଓଡ଼ିଆକୁହୁଡ଼ି

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਧੁੰਦ

Polskimglicamgła

Portuguêsfogneblinanévoanevoeiro+ 1 more

Românăaburealăceațăîncețoșaîncețoșatînneguranegură+ 3 more

Русскийзапотеватьзатуманиватьзатума́ниватьсямглатуман+ 2 more

සිංහලමීදුම

Slovenčinahmla

Slovenščinamegla

Shqipmjegull

Српскиceokodmaglamaglicamaglinameglameramiššumuumeмагламаглинамаглицаотава+ 11 more

Sesothomohodi

Svenskadimmaförmörkaoklarhetomtöcknaslöjasuddighettöckenvillrådighet+ 5 more

Kiswahiliukungu

தமிழ்மூடுபனி

తెలుగుపొగమంచు

Тоҷикӣтумон

ไทยหมอก

Türkmençeduman

Tagaloghamog

Türkçedumanşiş

ئۇيغۇرچەتۇمان

Українськаімла́каламутьмлістьнегуратуман+ 2 more

اردوکوہرا

O'zbekchatuman

Tiếng Việtsương mù

中文вувучи雺霧 /雾霧氣 /雾气+ 2 more

繁體中文雺

isiZuluinkungu

Examples

“a bank of fog”

“Thus the red damask curtains which now shut⟳ out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost⟳ a mere song, and yet they might have⟳ been warranted to last⟳ another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;[…].”

“Wallis and Curtiz eventually agreed to shoot⟳ Howard Koch’s preferred ending, with distraught Ilse^([sic]), still in love⟳ with Rick, going off with Laszlo to America, and Rick and Louis going off together into the fog. (In Morocco? Fog? Never mind⟳.)”

“He did so many drugs, he was still in a fog three months after going through detox.”

“I was on my way to the door, but all at once, through the fog in my head, I began to sight one reef that I hadn't paid any attention to afore.”

“The inclosures of fog, or aftergrass, reserved for spring-feed, are now supposed to be shut⟳ up, also the burnet, which is never to be fed in autumn ...”

“[…] and they generally leave⟳ a great deal⟳ of Fog to rot on the Ground, which, with the Help⟳ of his well turned Dung-hill, dress his Ground […]”

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