Fog

Noun

 * 1)  A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.
 * 2)  A mist or film clouding a surface.
 * 3) A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.
 * 4)  A silver deposit or other blur on a negative or developed photographic image.
 * 5)  A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.
 * 6)  Tall and decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season.
 * 7)   Moss.

Verb

 * 1)  To become covered with or as if with fog.
 * 2)  To become obscured in condensation or water.
 * 3)  To become dim or obscure.
 * 4)  To cover with or as if with fog.
 * 5)  To obscure in condensation or water.
 * 6)  To make confusing or obscure.
 * 7)  To make dim or obscure.

Adjectives for Fog
transparent; antarctic; autumnal; dank; treacherous; opalescent; thick; black; rolling; gray; heavy; white; pea-soup; dense; chill; contagious; lowlying; relentless; increasing; germ-laden; midsummer; silent; drooping; blinding; impenetrable; miasmal; curling; dismal; decided; wall-like; opaque; blanketing; heartless.

Verbs for Fog
cut—; dispel—; disperse—; dissipate—; emerge from—; fathom—; grope in—; penetrate—; —abates; —blankets; —clears; — creeps up; —devours; —fades; —lifts; — settles on; —swallows up; —wraps around.

Thesaurus
CAT, London fog, London special, addle, addle the wits, aerospace, aerosphere, aftergrass, air hole, air pocket, airspace, amorphousness, ball up, bamboo, becloud, bedazzle, bedim, befog, befuddle, befuddlement, bemist, bewilder, bewilderment, blur, bother, botheration, bug, bump, cane, ceiling, cereal, cereal plant, chaos, clabber up, cloud, cloud over, cloud up, confuse, confusion, corn, crosswind, dark, darken, darken over, darkness, daze, dazzle, defocus, deform, dim, discombobulate, discombobulation, discomfit, discomfiture, discompose, discomposure, disconcert, disconcertion, disorder, disorganization, disorganize, disorient, disorientation, distort, distract, disturb, disturbance, drisk, drizzling mist, eclipse, embarrass, embarrassment, empty space, encloud, enmist, entangle, farinaceous plant, favorable wind, film, flummox, flurry, fluster, flutter, fog up, fogginess, forage grass, frenzy, front, frost smoke, fuddle, fuddlement, fuss, fuzz, fuzziness, gauze, grain, graminaceous plant, grass, haze, head wind, high-pressure area, hole, indeterminateness, indistinctness, ionosphere, jetstream, jumble, lawn grass, lose resolution, low-pressure area, make uncertain, maze, mess, mess up, mist, mistiness, mix up, moider, muddle, muddlement, muddy, mumbo jumbo, murk, murkiness, mystification, mystify, nubilate, obfuscate, obfuscation, obnubilate, obscurantism, obscuration, obscure, obscurity, opacity, ornamental grass, overcast, overcloud, overshadow, oversmoke, pale, pea soup, pea-soup fog, peasouper, perplex, perplexity, perturb, perturbation, pocket, pother, pucker, put out, puzzle, raise hell, rattle, reed, roughness, ruffle, shade, shadow, shapelessness, shuffle, smog, smoke, soften, soup, space, stew, stratosphere, substratosphere, sweat, swivet, tail wind, throw into confusion, tizzy, tropopause, troposphere, trough, turbulence, unclarity, unclearness, unform, unplainness, unsettle, unsettlement, unshape, upset, vagueness, vapor, visibility, visibility zero

Pronunciation

 * often
 * often

Etymology 1
Origin uncertain; perhaps a

Etymology 2
Origin uncertain; compare Norwegian fogg.

Synonyms

 * (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision): mist, haze
 * (mist or film clouding a surface): steam
 * (state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion): daze, haze

Derived terms

 * fog bank
 * fogbell
 * fogbound
 * foggy
 * foghorn
 * fog lamp


 * fog layer
 * fog light
 * fog of war
 * fog signal
 * in a fog
 * fog drip

Derived terms

 * fogey
 * fogram


 * fogrum
 * fogy

Synonyms

 * (to become obscured in condensation or water): become cloudy, become steamy
 * (to make confusing or obscure): blur, cloud, obscure

Noun

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: ضباب
 * Aramaic:
 * Syriac: ܥܪܦܠܐ (‘arpelā, ‘arpelo)
 * Hebrew: ערפלא (‘arpelā, ‘arpelo)
 * Armenian:, ,
 * Basque: lanbro
 * Baure:
 * Belarusian: туман
 * Catalan: boira
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 霧, 雾, 霧氣, 雾气
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Darkinjung:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: udu
 * Faroese: toka
 * Fijian: kabu
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: ნისლი, ბურუსი
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hawaiian: 'ohu
 * Hebrew: ערפל
 * Hindi: कुहरा, धुंध
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: þoka
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 안개
 * Kurdish:
 * Sorani: ته‌م


 * Latin: ,
 * Latvian:, dūmaka
 * Lithuanian: rūkas, migla, ūkana
 * Macedonian:
 * Malay: ,
 * Maltese:
 * Manx: kay
 * Maori:
 * Mongolian: манан
 * Nahuatl: poctli
 * Navajo: áhí
 * Norwegian: tåke, skodde
 * Occitan: nèbla, bruma
 * Old English:
 * Old Norse:
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: nevoeiro, névoa ; (in Brasil:) neblina
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Samoan: puao
 * Scottish Gaelic: ceò
 * Serbian:
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: ukungu (nc 11/10)
 * Swedish:, , ,
 * Telugu: పొగమంచు (pogamaMchu)
 * Thai: หมอก
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian: туман
 * Urdu: کوہرا
 * Vietnamese: sương mù
 * Welsh: caddug
 * West Frisian:
 * Yiddish: נעפּל


 * Norwegian: dugg
 * Romanian: ceaţă, abureală
 * Russian: пот (pot)


 * Scottish Gaelic: ceò
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: పొగమంచు (pogamaMchu)


 * Czech: zamlžení
 * Danish:
 * Hebrew: ערפול (irpool)
 * Malay: keliru
 * Norwegian: uklarhet


 * Russian: be in a fog — быть как в тумане (byt’ kak v tumáne)
 * Scottish Gaelic: ceò
 * Swedish: oklarhet, villrådighet
 * West Frisian:


 * French:
 * Norwegian: uskarphet


 * Scottish Gaelic: ceò
 * Swedish: slöja, suddighet

Verb

 * Italian: annebbiarsi
 * Macedonian: се замаглува
 * Romanian: înnegura


 * Russian: затуманиваться (zatumánivat’sja)
 * Swedish: höljas i dimma,


 * Italian: appannarsi
 * Norwegian: dugge
 * Romanian: înceţoşat


 * Russian: запотевать (zapotevát’)
 * Swedish: imma igen, imma sig


 * Romanian: înceţoşat


 * Swedish: bli suddig


 * Italian: annebbiare
 * Norwegian: dugge
 * Romanian: înceţoşa


 * Russian: затуманивать (zatumánivat’)
 * Swedish: göra dimmig, göra immig, hölja i dimma,
 * West Frisian:


 * Italian: appannare
 * Romanian: înceţoşa


 * Swedish: göra immig, imma


 * Norwegian: tåkelegge
 * Romanian: înceţoşa


 * Swedish: förmörka, göra förvirrad, omtöckna


 * Romanian: înceţoşa


 * Swedish: göra suddig

Noun

 * Galician: brétema, néboa
 * Italian: guaime


 * Swedish: efterslåtter


 * Italian: guaime


 * Swedish: fjolårsgräs, kvarstående vintergräs

Noun

 * 1)  tooth
 * Ez a fog lyukas. - This tooth has a cavity.
 * 1) tooth, cog
 * Egy átlagos hegyikerékpár hátsó fogaskerekein rendre 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24, 34 fogak vannak. - There are 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24 and 34 teeth on a standard mountain bike's rear sprockets.
 * 1) tooth a sharp projection on a saw or similar implement
 * Az egyik foga hiányzik a fűrésznek. - One of the saw’s teeth is missing.

Derived terms

 * fogas
 * fogász
 * fogatlan
 * Compound words
 * bölcsességfog
 * fogkefe
 * fogkrém
 * fogorvos
 * fogselyem
 * fogszabályzó
 * fogtündér
 * fokhagyma
 * tejfog
 * zápfog
 * Expressions
 * ajándék lónak ne nézd a fogát

Verb

 * 1) to grasp, to grip, to hold
 * A fiú egy almát fog a kezében. - The boy is holding an apple in his hand.
 * 1) to catch, to take, to receive
 * A macska egeret fogott. - The cat caught a mouse.
 * Fogta a pénzt és elment. - He took the money and left.
 * Nem tudom fogni az adást a tv-ben. - I can’t receive signals on the TV.
 * 1) will, going to (indicating future)
 * Esni fog. - It will be raining.

Derived terms

 * fogad
 * fogalom
 * fogás
 * fogat
 * fogékony
 * foglal
 * Expressions
 * aki sokat markol, keveset fog
 * kezet fog
 * szagot fog

Noun
fog (not commonly inflected)


 * 1) Valid cause, valid reason.
 * Hon har fog för sin oro.
 * "She has reason to be worried."
 * 1)  Appropriate manner to proceed.

Derived terms

 * befogad
 * ofog

Noun
fog


 * 1) joint, seam
 * Fogarna mellan kakelplattorna hade blivit missfärgade med åren.
 * "The joints between the glazed tiles had become discoloured with the years."

Derived terms

 * foga
 * fogsvans
 * fogmassa
 * knaka i fogarna