a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.

a cloud of particles resembling this

She sprayed a mist of perfume onto her handkerchief.

something that dims, obscures, or blurs

the mist of ignorance.

a haze before the eyes that dims the vision

a mist of tears.

a suspension of a liquid in a gas.

a drink of liquor served over cracked ice.

a fine spray produced by a vaporizer to add moisture to the air for breathing.

to become misty.

to rain in very fine drops; drizzle (usually used impersonally with it as subject)

It was misting when they went out for lunch.

to make misty.

to spray (plants) with a finely diffused jet of water, as a means of replacing lost moisture.

verb

burn off , uncloud

noun

brume , cloud , condensation , dew , drizzle , fog , ground clouds , haze , moisture , rain , smog , soup * , spray , steam , visibility zero , murk , smaze , colloid , misle , mizzle , nebula , obscurity , whiteout

verb

becloud , befog , blur , dim , drizzle , film , fog , haze , mizzle , murk , obscure , overcast , overcloud , rain , shower , sprinkle , steam , bedim , blear , cloud , dull , eclipse , gloom , obfuscate , overshadow , shadow , brume , condensation , damp , dew , mist , moisture , precipitation , smog