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befog |
to cover with mist or fog; obscure. [1/2 definitions] |
defog |
to remove the condensed moisture or fog from (a mirror, windshield, or the like). |
eddy |
a small current of water, air, fog, or dust that spins against the main current. [1/2 definitions] |
fog |
to cover with or as if with a fog. [2/4 definitions] |
fog bank |
a distinct dense mass of fog, esp. as seen from a distance. |
fogbound |
unable to move because of fog, or surrounded by fog. |
foggy |
full of or covered by fog. [1/2 definitions] |
foghorn |
a loud, deep horn on a ship or on the shore, used in fog or at night to give warning signals. |
fogless |
combined form of fog. |
murk |
haze or fog. [1/2 definitions] |
pea soup |
(informal) a thick fog. [1/2 definitions] |
portmanteau word |
a word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two other words, such as "smog" from "smoke" and "fog". |
smog |
a mixture of smoke and fog that is caused by moist air and human pollution. |
smother |
something that covers or suffocates, such as thick smoke or fog. [1/8 definitions] |
soup |
(informal) a thick fog or mist. [1/2 definitions] |
soupy |
thick or dense, as a fog. [1/2 definitions] |
wet |
marked by rain, mist, or fog. [1/6 definitions] |
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