Word Study
fog
CIDE DICTIONARY
fog, n. [Cf. Scot. fog, fouge, moss, foggage rank grass, LL. fogagium, W. ffwg dry grass.].
A second growth of grass; aftergrass.
"Sometimes called, in New England, old tore . In Scotland, fog is a general name for moss." [1913 Webster]
fog, v. t.
To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from. [1913 Webster]
fog, v. i. [Etymol. uncertain.].
To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog. [1913 Webster]
"Where wouldst thou fog to get a fee?" [1913 Webster]
fog, n. [Dan. sneefog snow falling thick, drift of snow, driving snow, cf. Icel. fok spray, snowdrift, fj snowstorm, fj to drift.].
- Watery vapor condensed in the lower part of the atmosphere and disturbing its transparency. It differs from cloud only in being near the ground, and from mist in not approaching so nearly to fine rain. See Cloud. [1913 Webster]
- A state of mental confusion. [1913 Webster]
- Cloudiness or partial opacity of those parts of a developed film or a photograph which should be clear. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
fog, v. t.
- To envelop, as with fog; to befog; to overcast; to darken; to obscure. [1913 Webster]
- To render semiopaque or cloudy, as a negative film, by exposure to stray light, too long an exposure to the developer, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
fog, v. i.
To show indistinctly or become indistinct, as the picture on a negative sometimes does in the process of development. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fog, n. & v.
--n.
1 a a thick cloud of water droplets or smoke suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface restricting or obscuring visibility. b obscurity in the atmosphere caused by this.
2 Photog. cloudiness on a developed negative etc. obscuring the image.
3 an uncertain or confused position or state.
--v. (fogged, fogging)
1 tr. a envelop or cover with fog or condensed vapour. b bewilder or confuse as if with a fog.
2 intr. become covered with fog or condensed vapour.
3 tr. Photog. make (a negative etc.) obscure or cloudy.
--n.
1 a a thick cloud of water droplets or smoke suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface restricting or obscuring visibility. b obscurity in the atmosphere caused by this.
2 Photog. cloudiness on a developed negative etc. obscuring the image.
3 an uncertain or confused position or state.
--v. (fogged, fogging)
1 tr. a envelop or cover with fog or condensed vapour. b bewilder or confuse as if with a fog.
2 intr. become covered with fog or condensed vapour.
3 tr. Photog. make (a negative etc.) obscure or cloudy.
Idiom
fog-bank a mass of fog at sea. fog-bound unable to proceed because of fog. fog-bow a manifestation like a rainbow, produced by light on fog. fog-lamp a lamp used to improve visibility in fog. fog-signal a detonator placed on a railway line in fog to warn train drivers. in a fog puzzled; at a loss.
fog, n. & v. esp. Brit.
--n.
1 a second growth of grass after cutting; aftermath.
2 long grass left standing in winter.
--v.tr. (fogged, fogging)
1 leave (land) under fog.
2 feed (cattle) on fog.
--n.
1 a second growth of grass after cutting; aftermath.
2 long grass left standing in winter.
--v.tr. (fogged, fogging)
1 leave (land) under fog.
2 feed (cattle) on fog.
Etymology
ME: orig. unkn.
THESAURUS
fog
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Bubble
N bubble; cloud, bubble, foam, froth, head, spume, lather, suds, spray, surf, yeast, barm, spindrift, cloud, vapor, fog, mist, haze, steam, geyser, scud, messenger, rack, nimbus, cumulus, woolpack, cirrus, stratus, cirrostratus, cumulostratus, cirrocumulus, mackerel sky, mare's tale, dirty sky, curl cloud, frost smoke, thunderhead, nephelognosy, nephograph, nephology, effervescence, fermentation, bubbling, nebula, cloudliness, nebulosity, bubbling, frothy, nappy, effervescent, sparkling, mousseux, frothy, up, cloudy, thunderheaded, vaporous, nebulous, overcast, the lowring element scowls o'er the darkened lands.Turbidity
N turbidity, cloudiness, fog, haze, muddiness, haziness, obscurity, nephelometer, turbid, thick, muddy, obfuscated, fuliginous, hazy, misty, foggy, vaporous, nubiferous, cloudy (cloud), smoky, fumid, murky, dirty.Uncertainty
N uncertainty, incertitude, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubitation, dubitancy, dubitousness, hesitation, suspense, perplexity, embarrassment, dilemma, bewilderment, timidity, vacillation, diaporesis, indetermination, vagueness, haze, fog, obscurity, ambiguity, contingency, dependence, dependency, double contingency, possibility upon a possibility, open question, onus probandi, blind bargain, pig in a poke, leap in the dark, something or other, needle in a haystack, needle in a bottle of hay, roving commission, precariousness, fallibility, uncertain, casual, random, changeable, doubtful, dubious, indecisive, unsettled, undecided, undetermined, in suspense, open to discussion, controvertible, in question, vague, indeterminate, indefinite, ambiguous, equivocal, undefined, undefinable, confused, mystic, oracular, dazed, perplexing, enigmatic, paradoxical, apocryphal, problematical, hypothetical, experimental, unpredictable, unforeseeable (unknowable), fallible, questionable, precarious, slippery, ticklish, debatable, disputable, unreliable, untrustworthy, contingent, contingent on, dependent on, subject to, dependent on circumstances, occasional, provisional, unauthentic, unauthenticated, unauthoritative, unascertained, unconfirmed, undemonstrated, untold, uncounted, in a state of uncertainty, in a cloud, in a maze, bushed, off the track, ignorant, afraid to say, out of one's reckoning, astray, adrift, at sea, at fault, at a loss, at one's wit's end, at a nonplus, puzzled, lost, abroad, d_esorient_e, distracted, distraught, pendente lite, sub spe rati, Heaven knows, who can tell? who shall decide when doctors disagr.For further exploring for "fog" in Webster Dictionary Online
