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- [fog, fawg]
- /fɒg, fɔg/
- /fɒɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fog, fawg]
- /fɒg, fɔg/
Definitions of fog word
- noun fog a second growth of grass, as after mowing. 1
- noun fog long grass left standing in fields during the winter. 1
- verb with object fog to cover or envelop with or as if with fog: The steam in the room fogged his glasses. 1
- verb with object fog to confuse or obscure: The debate did little else but fog the issue. 1
- verb with object fog to bewilder or perplex: to fog the mind. 1
- verb with object fog Photography. to produce fog on (a negative or positive). 1
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Origin of fog
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; perhaps by back formation from foggy. See fog2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fog
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fog popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fog usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fog
noun fog
- gloom — total or partial darkness; dimness.
- smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- smog — smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
- vapor — a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air: the vapors rising from the bogs.
- steam — water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
verb fog
- mystify — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- dim — DIM statement
- bedim — to make dim or obscure
- darken — If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker.
- perplex — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
Antonyms for fog
noun fog
- clearness — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- cognizance — Cognizance is knowledge or understanding.
- understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- consciousness — Your consciousness is your mind and your thoughts.
- clarity — The clarity of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand.
verb fog
- clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- brighten — If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
- lighten — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- clarify — To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
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