Word Finder - mist

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Water or other liquid finely suspended in air.

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It was difficult to see through the morning mist.

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A layer of fine droplets or particles.

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There was an oily mist on the lens.

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Anything that dims, darkens, or hinders vision.

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To form mist.

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It's misting this morning.

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To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.

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I mist my tropical plants every morning.

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To cover with a mist.

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The lens was misted.

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(of the eyes) To be covered by tears.

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My eyes misted when I remembered what had happened.

Dusty fell, and the mist swallowed Jonny.

The Sea Mist dated back to the 1930's.

Water shot from the bottom of the canyon, forming hundreds of tall columns whose mist cast rainbows in the bright moonlight.

A mist overhung the field and the hillsides were slippery with mud.

Below the falls, a crescent rainbow gave color to the rising mist while sparkles of ice formed from the spray.

She turned to see the hall in disarray, a mist darker than night slowly creeping through the crowd.

Out of this mist of contradictions scholastic thought strove to emerge by means of clear-cut definitions.

She gasped as the mist swallowed his body and paused at Dusty's, creeping up his boot without harming him.

When I saw you standing there in the road, so beautiful, your hair flowing around you like morning mist, I couldn't let you walk away.

Sometimes, it is true, a sense of isolation enfolds me like a cold mist as I sit alone and wait at life's shut gate.

The sand transformed into a mist and swirled around him before settling into his skin.

With deadly accuracy, she threw the ball at him, laughing when it bounced off his leather coat and sprayed a mist of white crystals in his face.

A golden leaf floated down in the cool morning mist and joined a carpet of others under the tree.

The heavy rain, which had delayed the commencement of the action, had swollen the Bistritz so as to check their advance and thus postpone the decision, whilst the mist and driving rain hid the approaching troops from the Austrian gunners, whose shells burst almost harmlessly on the sodden ground.

The smoke, rendered denser by the mist, prevented him from seeing anything for an instant, but there was no second report as he had expected.

There was a drizzle of snow on the high ridges, rain below, and mist everywhere.

She returned to the row house just as the sun began to burn off the mist and the blue sky appeared in the distance.

I glanced through the thick mist, trying to see.

When the sun had entirely emerged from the fog, and fields and mist were aglow with dazzling light--as if he had only awaited this to begin the action--he drew the glove from his shapely white hand, made a sign with it to the marshals, and ordered the action to begin.

Toward midnight the voices began to subside, a cock crowed, the full moon began to show from behind the lime trees, a fresh white dewy mist began to rise, and stillness reigned over the village and the house.

Her reforms in church matters had apparently made her unpopular with the Celts, but under cover of a mist her body was conveyed to and buried at Dunfermline.

The obscurity of the mist, which had at first allowed the big battalions to approach unobserved, now favoured the weaker side.

It began to mist, just enough for his windshield wipers to skip and hop like a tap dancer as he reached his destination.

If you choose to save these types of items in your scrapbooks, make sure you use a preservative such as Archival Mist to protect the facing pages from yellowing.

A cool mist adds cool droplets of water to the air in the room.

He wore a heavy black overcoat which was spangled with droplets of mist.

Consider treating maps or brochures with Archival Mist and using them as part of your background.

The company has two ships, the Liseron, which holds 20 passengers, and the Mist Cove, which holds 24.

In the mist of the countless chores that encompass your days, take time to recharge your own batteries, or you may find yourself burned out.

Similar to Fantastmic!, 29 high-definition projectors will cast film footage onto screens made of water mist.

For example, for Zabuza's Hidden Mist Technique, the screen fills with fog as the enemy looks around with a confused look on his/her face, trying to find where the masked shinobi went.

Go past the mist, fight the spectors, and reach the bridge.

The name Temecula is derived from the native American description for the "land where the sun shines through the mist".

The cover keeps you and your sleeping bag dry, protecting the bag against dew or mist.

Though a study in the early 2000s cast some doubt on the efficacy of using steam or mist, it does seem to be helpful for most children with croup.

Children who are hospitalized receive oxygen and humidity through a mist tent or vaporizer.

Home care includes drinking plenty of fluids, resting, not smoking, increasing moisture in the air with a cool mist humidifier, and taking acetaminophen (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol) for fever and pain.

This Redo Freshen-Up Mist for Hair & Skin employs the botanical extracts of cucumber and rose to revitalize tired and oily strands.

Straight locked girls looking to add texture can set hair in rollers and mist texturizing spray through the rollers and wait till they cool.

Release one section, brush it out to remove any tangles and mist with a light hairspray.

Mist light hairspray over the entire head and allow the rollers to set for at least 20 minutes.

Lightly spray the hair with a high hold hair spray mist.

Secure with a ponytail elastic and mist with glitter spray to enhance your wild look.

Mist with a shine spray and consider adding colorful faux extensions for an artsy yet bohemian look.

Finish with a light mist of hair spray to keep fly aways in place.

If hair becomes dry or frizzy, lightly mist with water and work in a small dollop of grooming cream.

Finish with a light mist of hairspray to add sheen and light hold.

Mist with a light hold hairspray to set the look but allow the curls to move and bounce.

Mist hair evenly with a volumizing tonic prior to blowdrying to help lift roots and add body to the hair.

If you intend to create an elaborate and full style, reapply and mist evenly on the scalp and ends during the blowdry.