fog

6 definitions • 13 examples

a weather condition in which very small drops of water come together to form a thick cloud close to the land or sea, making it difficult to see:

thick fog Thick fog has made driving conditions dangerous.

heavy fog Their flight was cancelled because of heavy fog.

dense fog As the storm cleared, dense fog came down.

Mist, fog, and snow are common in this area.

fog lifts It took several hours for the fog to lift.

a confused or uncertain state, usually mentally or emotionally:

in a fog of I went home in a fog of disbelief.

The government's statement failed to lift the fog surrounding the strange announcement.

a state of confusion or of being uncertain, caused by a war:

The "fog of war" no doubt explains some of the conflicting accounts of what happened.

Things don't always go according to plan in the fog of war.

to make something or someone confused or uncertain:

Alcohol fogs the brain.

The president's speech had simply fogged the issue.

a mass of cloud consisting of small drops of water near the surface of the earth:

[ U ] Heavy fog made driving conditions dangerous.

to cover or be covered with fog :

The airport is fogged over.