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Word: Fog
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: perhaps a back-formation from foggy
fɒɡ
a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility (to a greater extent than mist; strictly, reducing visibility to below 1 km)
Short Definition:thick cloud of water droplets which obscures visibility
Examples:- the collision occurred in thick fog
a state or cause of perplexity or confusion
Short Definition:state or cause of perplexity or confusion
Examples:- the coffee helped clear the fog in my brain
Word: Fog
Speech Type: Verb
fɒɡ
(with reference to a glass surface) cover or become covered with steam
Short Definition:cover with steam
Examples:- hot steam drifted about her, fogging up the window
- the windscreen was starting to fog up
bewilder or puzzle
Short Definition:bewilder or puzzle
Examples:- she stared at him, confusion fogging her brain
spray with an insecticide.
Short Definition:treat with substance in spray-form
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