Cloak vs. Fog

Cloaknoun

A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.

Cloaknoun

A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.

Cloaknoun

(figurative)  That which conceals; a disguise or pretext.

Cloaknoun

(Internet)  A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.

Cloakverb

(transitive) To cover as with a cloak.

Cloakverb

To hide or conceal.

Cloakverb

To render or become invisible via futuristic technology.

Cloaknoun

A loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without sleeves. It is longer than a cape, and is worn both by men and by women.

Cloaknoun

That which conceals; a disguise or pretext; an excuse; a fair pretense; a mask; a cover.

Cloakverb

To cover with, or as with, a cloak; hence, to hide or conceal.

Cloaknoun

anything that covers or conceals

Cloaknoun

a loose outer garment

Cloakverb

hide under a false appearance;

Cloaknoun

a sleeveless outdoor overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders

Cloaknoun

something serving to hide or disguise something

Cloaknoun

a cloakroom

Cloakverb

dress in a cloak

Cloakverb

hide, cover, or disguise (something)

Cloak

A cloak is a type of loose garment that is worn over indoor clothing and serves the same purpose as an overcoat; it protects the wearer from the cold, rain or wind for example, or it may form part of a fashionable outfit or uniform. Cloaks have been used by myriad historic societies; many climates favor wearing a full-body garment which is easily removed and does not constrain the wearer with sleeves.

Fognoun

(uncountable) A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.

Fognoun

(uncountable) A mist or film clouding a surface.

Fognoun

A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.

Fognoun

(photography) A silver deposit or other blur on a negative or developed photographic image.

Fognoun

(computer graphics) Distance fog.

Fognoun

A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.

Fognoun

Tall and decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season; foggage.

Fognoun

(Scotland) Moss.

Fogverb

(intransitive) To become covered with or as if with fog.

Fogverb

(intransitive) To become obscured in condensation or water.

Fogverb

To become dim or obscure.

Fogverb

(transitive) To cover with or as if with fog.

Fogverb

(transitive) To disperse insecticide into (a forest canopy) so as to collect organisms.

Fogverb

(transitive) To obscure in condensation or water.

Fogverb

(transitive) To make confusing or obscure.

Fogverb

To make dim or obscure.

Fogverb

To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.

Fogverb

(transitive) To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from.

Fogverb

(intransitive) To become covered with the kind of grass called fog.

Fognoun

A second growth of grass; aftergrass.

Fognoun

Watery vapor condensed in the lower part of the atmosphere and disturbing its transparency. It differs from cloud only in being near the ground, and from mist in not approaching so nearly to fine rain. See Cloud.

Fognoun

A state of mental confusion.

Fognoun

Cloudiness or partial opacity of those parts of a developed film or a photograph which should be clear.

Fogverb

To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from.

Fogverb

To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.

Fogverb

To envelop, as with fog; to befog; to overcast; to darken; to obscure.

Fogverb

To render semiopaque or cloudy, as a negative film, by exposure to stray light, too long an exposure to the developer, etc.

Fogverb

To show indistinctly or become indistinct, as the picture on a negative sometimes does in the process of development.

Fognoun

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

Fognoun

an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

Fognoun

confusion characterized by lack of clarity

Fogverb

make less visible or unclear;

Fognoun

a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility (to a greater extent than mist; strictly, reducing visibility to below 1 km)

Fognoun

an opaque mass of particles in the air

Fognoun

cloudiness which obscures the image on a developed negative or print.

Fognoun

a state or cause of perplexity or confusion

Fognoun

the grass which grows in a field after a crop of hay has been taken.

Fognoun

long grass left standing in a pasture and used as winter grazing.

Fogverb

(with reference to a glass surface) cover or become covered with steam

Fogverb

make (a film, negative, or print) obscure or cloudy.

Fogverb

bewilder or puzzle

Fogverb

make (an idea or situation) difficult to understand

Fogverb

spray with an insecticide.

Fog

Fog is a visible aerosol consisting of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface. Fog can be considered a type of low-lying cloud usually resembling stratus, and is heavily influenced by nearby bodies of water, topography, and wind conditions.