fog
/fɔg/
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Definition
Noun:
- A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility: Fog is a weather phenomenon similar to a cloud but occurring at ground level.
- A state of mental confusion or obscurity: Fog can metaphorically describe a confused or unclear state of mind.
Verb:
- To cover or become covered with or as if with fog: To make something less visible or clear by obscuring it.
- To make confused or obscure: To cause someone's mind or an idea to become unclear.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The morning fog was so dense that we could barely see the road.
- After the accident, his memory of the event was a complete fog.
- Verb:
- The steam from the shower fogged the bathroom mirror.
- Complex legal jargon can fog the meaning of a simple contract.
Advanced Usage
- "In a fog": In a state of mental confusion or bewilderment.
- I've been in a fog all day since I didn't sleep well last night.
- "Fog of war": The uncertainty in situational awareness experienced by participants in military operations.
- Decisions made in the fog of war are often incredibly difficult.
Variants and Related Words
- Foggy (adj): Full of or accompanied by fog; indistinct or vague.
- It's a cold and foggy morning.
- I only have a foggy idea of what happened.
- Fogbank (n): A dense mass of fog, especially over a body of water.
- Fogbound (adj): Confined or shut in by fog.
Synonyms
- Noun (weather): Mist, haze, smog, murk.
- Noun (confusion): Daze, stupor, bewilderment, obscurity.
- Verb: Obscure, cloud, blur, dim, befuddle.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Fog up: To become covered with condensation, making a surface less transparent.
- My glasses fog up every time I walk into a warm building from the cold.
- Fog over: To become covered or obscured with fog; for one's vision or mind to become blurred.
- The windshield fogged over in the rain.
- Her eyes fogged over with tears as she listened.
Related Idioms
- Not have the foggiest (idea): To have no idea at all; to be completely unaware.
- I don't have the foggiest idea what you're talking about.
Noun
- confusion characterized by lack of clarity
- an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
- droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
Verb
- make less visible or unclear
- The stars are obscured by the clouds
- the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley