fog

Plural: fogs

Noun

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
confusion characterized by lack of clarity
A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.
A mist or film clouding a surface.
A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.
A silver deposit or other blur on a negative or developed photographic image.
Distance fog.
A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.
Tall and decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season.
Moss.

Verb

Verb Forms: fogged, fogging, fogs

To cover, obscure, or become obscured as if by fog.
make less visible or unclear
To become covered with or as if with fog.
To become obscured in condensation or water.
To become dim or obscure.
To make dim or obscure.
To spoil (film) via exposure to light other than in the normal process of taking a photograph.
To cover with or as if with fog.
To disperse insecticide into (a forest canopy) so as to collect organisms.
To obscure in condensation or water.
To make confusing or obscure.
To pasture cattle on the fog (of), or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from (a field).
To become covered with the kind of grass called fog.
To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.

Examples

a bank of fog
He did so many drugs, he was still in a fog three months after going through detox.
His mind would sometimes fog up when trying to spot a bingo on a crowded Words With Friends board.
The mirror fogged every time he showered.

Origin / Etymology

Origin uncertain; but probably of North Germanic origin. Probably either a back-formation from foggy (“covered with tall grass; thick, marshy”), from the earlier-attested fog (“tall grass”) (see below), or from or related to Danish fog (“spray, shower, drift, storm”), related to Icelandic fok (“spray, any light thing tossed by the wind, snowdrift”), Icelandic fjúka (“to blow, drive”), from Proto-Germanic *feukaną (“to whisk, blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *pug- (“billow, bulge, drift”), from *pew-, *pow- (“to blow, drift, billow”), in which case related to German fauchen (“to hiss, spit, spray”).

Synonyms

becloud, befog, cloud, daze, fogginess, haze, haze over, mist, murk, murkiness, obnubilate, obscure, aftergrass, aftermath, become cloudy, become steamy, blur, eddish, foggage, steam

Scrabble Score: 7

fog: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fog: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fog: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

fog: valid Words With Friends Word