Fog vs. Mist

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.

Mistnoun

(uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air.

Mistnoun

(countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.

Mistnoun

(figurative) Anything that dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.

Mistverb

To form mist.

Mistverb

To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.

Mistverb

To cover with a mist.

Mistverb

(of the eyes) To be covered by tears.

Mistnoun

Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.

Mistnoun

Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch mist.

Mistnoun

Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.

Mistverb

To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim.

Mistverb

To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.

Mistnoun

a thin fog with condensation near the ground

Mistverb

become covered with mist;

Mistverb

make less visible or unclear;

Mistverb

spray finely or cover with mist

Mistnoun

a cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that limits visibility (to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1 km)

Mistnoun

a condensed vapour settling in fine droplets on a surface

Mistnoun

a haze or film over the eyes, especially caused by tears, and resulting in blurred vision

Mistnoun

used in reference to something that blurs one's perceptions or memory

Mistverb

cover or become covered with mist

Mistverb

(of a person's eyes) become covered with a film of tears causing blurred vision

Mistverb

spray (something, especially a plant) with a fine cloud of water droplets

Mist

Mist is a phenomenon caused by small droplets of water suspended in air. Physically, it is an example of a dispersion.