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missy

mist


Definition: Meaning of, mist in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / mɪst /

  • noun
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mist mists
  1. [uncountable and countable] a light cloud low over the ground that makes it difficult for you to see very far [↪  fog]
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  2. lost in the mists of time if something such as a fact or secret is lost in the mists of time, no one remembers it because it happened so long ago
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  3. see something through a mist of tears literary to see something while you are crying
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
mist misted misted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
misting mists
  1. [transitive] to cover something with very small drops of liquid in order to keep it wet
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mist used in phrases

  • frost mist (noun)
    1. small crystals of ice
  • love-in-a-mist (noun)
    1. tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed
    2. chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers
  • mist over (verb)
    1. become covered with mist
  • mist up (verb)
    1. become covered with mist
  • sea mist (noun)
    1. a mist on land that comes in from the sea
  • snow mist (noun)
    1. small crystals of ice
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mist used in phrasal verbs

  • mistake for (phrasal verb)
    1. mistake someone/something for someone/something to think that a person or thing is someone or something else
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