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MIST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thin fog with condensation near the ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("mist" is a kind of...):

fog (droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground)

Derivation:

mist (become covered with mist)

mist (spray finely or cover with mist)

misty (filled or abounding with fog or mist)

misty (wet with mist)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become covered with mist

Example:

The windshield misted over

Synonyms:

mist; mist over

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "mist" is one way to...):

cover; spread over (form a cover over)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

mist (a thin fog with condensation near the ground)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Spray finely or cover with mist

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "mist" is one way to...):

spray (scatter in a mass or jet of droplets)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

mist (a thin fog with condensation near the ground)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make less visible or unclear

Example:

the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley

Synonyms:

becloud; befog; cloud; fog; haze over; mist; obnubilate; obscure

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "mist" is one way to...):

conceal; hide (prevent from being seen or discovered)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mist"):

overshadow (cast a shadow upon)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

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 Context examples: 

A mist rose between Mrs. Creakle and me, and her figure seemed to move in it for an instant.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

A thin, oval-tinted mist formed before my eyes and little silvery bells tinkled in my ears.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Suddenly he saw a strange thing like mist beginning to arise from the sticks and moss beneath Grey Beaver's hands.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Certainly a grey mist swirled before my eyes, and when it cleared I found my collar-ends undone and the tingling after-taste of brandy upon my lips.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The fresh winds blew away desponding doubts, delusive fancies, and moody mists.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

A mist that is packaged under pressure and released upon activation of an appropriate valve system.

(Aerosol Mist Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

In medicine, to turn a liquid drug into a fine mist that can be inhaled.

(Aerosolize, NCI Dictionary)

A device for administration of medicinal substance(s) in form of a liquid mist to the patient airways.

(Nebulizer, NCI Thesaurus)

A medication delivered as a mist to be inhaled through the nose as a measured dose

(Nasal Inhaler Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A liquid medication delivered as a mist to be inhaled as a measured dose

(Metered Dose Inhaler Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)