Weather / B2

MIST/mɪst/

Mist is a thin cloud of tiny water drops near the ground: coastal mist; mist rolled in. Fog is thicker; cloud is higher. The cliff path closed. Verb: mist (eyes mist; mist a plant). Mix-up: missed is past of miss; moist is slightly wet (earlier in this set). Do not write mist for a thunderstorm.

Meaning

A thin cloud of tiny water drops near the ground that makes it hard to see.

Examples

• “Coastal mist closed the cliff path, the risk assessment noted.”
• “Her glasses misted in the lab, which is the verb sense.”

Good to know

mist; coastal / morning mist; mist over. Thicker: fog. Trap: missed / moist. Geography and H&S. Light low cloud, not “did not attend”.

Near in meaning

fog

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