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fog
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- pronunciation:
- fag
[or]
fawg
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a thick cloudlike mass or layer made up of tiny water droplets suspended in the air near the ground.
- synonyms:
- mist, murk
- similar words:
- cloud, haze, humidity, miasma, moisture, pea soup, smog, soup, steam, vapor
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| definition 2: |
a cloudlike mass of dust, smoke, or the like.
- synonyms:
- cloud, haze
- similar words:
- mist
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| definition 3: |
a condition of mental confusion, uncertainty, or bewilderment.
- synonyms:
- bewilderment, confusion, daze, haze, muddle
- similar words:
- stupor, trance
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| definition 4: |
a gaseous medium in which liquid particles are suspended, such as the spray or foam in some fire extinguishers.
- similar words:
- foam, spray
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| related words: |
blur, confusion, fume, jumble |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
fogs, fogging, fogged |
| definition 1: |
to cover, enclose, or obscure with or as if with a fog.
- synonyms:
- befog, cloud, mist
- similar words:
- blanket, blur, cloak, fume, mantle, obscure, shroud, veil
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| definition 2: |
to cause to be confused; bewilder.
- synonyms:
- addle, baffle, befog, bewilder, confuse, mystify, obfuscate, perplex, puzzle
- similar words:
- muddle
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| definition 3: |
to cause to be uncertain or unclear; obscure.
Too many digressions fogged the speaker's argument.- synonyms:
- blur, confuse, darken, muddy, obfuscate, obscure
- similar words:
- eclipse, muddle
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| related words: |
cloud, mystify, obfuscate, overcast, sprinkle |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to be or become covered, enclosed, or obscured with or as if with a fog.
- synonyms:
- cloud up
- similar words:
- dim, mist
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| related words: |
blur, fume |
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