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# mist

noun (mist, mists); verb (mist, mists, misted, misting)

«mist» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Lots of tiny drops of water in the air close to the ground, making it hard to see far; a thin kind of fog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mist/#m1)
2. A fine spray of liquid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mist/#m2)
3. (verb) To cover something with tiny drops: «the mirror misted up». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mist/#m3)
4. (verb) If your eyes mist, tears come. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mist/#m4)
5. A feeling of confusion or dizziness, as if your thoughts are clouded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mist/#m5)

### In the lessons

In science, mist forms when warm, damp air cools and water vapour condenses into tiny droplets. In safety, mist on roads or hills makes it hard to see; walkers and drivers must slow down. In stories, mist makes places mysterious. Phrases: «morning mist», «mist up», «a mist of rain».

### Examples

- The hills were covered in mist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mist/#x1)
- The bathroom mirror misted up after my shower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mist/#x2)
- Drive slowly in thick mist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mist/#x3)
- The morning mist cleared when the sun came out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mist/#x4)
- Mum sprays a fine mist of water on the plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mist/#x5)
- Her eyes misted with tears. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mist/#x6)
- As he looked a mist came over his senses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mist/#x7)

### Note

Mist is thinner than fog: in mist you can see further. Homophone: «missed» (past of «miss») — «I missed the bus in the mist.»

## In Jewish tradition

In the Creation story a mist goes up from the earth and waters the ground before there is rain or man.

**Interpretation.** The rabbis said the mist was a sign of the rain that would come, and that the ground was watered when man prayed.

### Examples

- but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. (Torah GEN.2.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mist/#x1)

### Note

Mist is thinner than fog: in mist you can see further. Homophone: «missed» (past of «miss») — «I missed the bus in the mist.»

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mist/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mist.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «mist» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mist/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mist» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mist.html) on Mova free.