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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, dust, or the like that moves contrary to the main current, esp. rotating like a whirlpool. [1/2 definitions] |
| fog |
to cover, enclose, or obscure with or as if with a fog. [2/8 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. [2/3 definitions] |
| foghorn |
a loud, deep-sounding horn, as on a ship, 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". |
| 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. [1/11 definitions] |
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