The moisture fogged the windshield up, and we had to stop to clean it off.
•The moisture fogged up the glass.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
fog — fog1 [fɔg US fa:g, fo:g] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [U and C] cloudy air near the ground which is difficult to see through = ↑mist thick/dense/freezing fog ▪ We got lost in the thick fog. ▪ It will be a … Dictionary of contemporary English
fog — fog1 [ fɔg ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount a thick cloud that forms close to the ground or to water and is difficult to see through. Fog is thicker than mist: thick/heavy/dense/freezing fog: Heavy fog forced drivers to slow down. a patch of fog:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fog — I UK [fɒɡ] / US [fɔɡ] noun * 1) [countable/uncountable] a thick cloud that forms close to the ground or to water and is difficult to see through. Fog is thicker than mist thick/heavy/dense/freezing fog: Heavy fog forced drivers to slow down. a… … English dictionary
fog — [[t]fɒ̱g[/t]] fogs, fogging, fogged 1) N VAR When there is fog, there are tiny drops of water in the air which form a thick cloud and make it difficult to see things. The crash happened in thick fog... These ocean fogs can last for days. 2) N… … English dictionary
fog — I. noun Etymology: probably back formation from foggy Date: 1544 1. a. vapor condensed to fine particles of water suspended in the lower atmosphere that differs from cloud only in being near the ground b. a fine spray or a foam for firefighting 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
fog — [16] The word fog is something of a mystery. It first appears in the 14th century meaning ‘long grass’, a use which persists in Yorkshire fog, the name of a species of grass. This may be of Scandinavian origin. The relationship, if any, between… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
fog — 1 noun (C, U) 1 cloudy air near the ground which is difficult to see through: Thick fog is making driving conditions hazardous. | fog bank (=a large area of fog) compare mist 1 (1) 2 in a fog informal confused and unable to think clearly: Sorry,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fog — [16] The word fog is something of a mystery. It first appears in the 14th century meaning ‘long grass’, a use which persists in Yorkshire fog, the name of a species of grass. This may be of Scandinavian origin. The relationship, if any, between… … Word origins
fog — fog1 noun 1》 a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth s surface which obscures or restricts visibility. ↘Photography cloudiness obscuring the image on a developed negative or print. 2》 a state or… … English new terms dictionary
fog — Technically, water vapor in fine particles lying close to the surface of the earth or sea. In the law of navigation, a generic term, descriptive of all conditions of the atmosphere increasing the perils of navigation by obscuration. Flint & Pere… … Ballentine's law dictionary
fog up — verb get foggy The windshield fogged up • Hypernyms: ↑overcast, ↑cloud • Verb Frames: Something s It is ing … Useful english dictionary
