fog

«fog» in Mova's school dictionary: A thick cloud of tiny water drops near the ground that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (fog, fogs); verb (fog, fogs, fogged, fogging — fog up)

meaning for a pupil

1) A thick cloud of tiny water drops near the ground that makes it hard to see. tree →

2) A state of confusion: "in a fog". tree →

3) As a verb, to become covered with tiny drops of water so you cannot see through it: "My glasses fogged up." tree →

sense in the lessons

In weather and science lessons, fog forms when moist air cools near the ground; it is really a cloud at ground level. In safety, fog makes roads and the sea dangerous, so drivers slow down and use fog lights, and walkers wear bright clothes. Phrases: thick fog, fog lights, fog horn, fog up, in a fog.

examples

• The fog was so thick we couldn't see the house. tree →
• Drivers must slow down in fog. tree →
• The ship sounded its foghorn. tree →
• My glasses fogged up when I came inside. tree →
• The bathroom mirror fogs up after a shower. tree →
• Wear bright clothes on foggy mornings. tree →
• "If the fog would only clear away!" he said. tree →

note

Mostly uncountable: "thick fog"; the adjective is "foggy". Double g in "fogged, fogging". Mist is thinner than fog. Science: steam on a cold mirror is water vapour condensing back into tiny drops.

In the corpora

• Fog and dark can make even a short walk confusing, so hikers stay together and tell someone their route.
• Thick fog hides you from drivers and hides the path from you.
• Some people have tiredness, breathlessness or brain fog for months after COVID, called long COVID; doctors are still studying why.
• Fog is a cloud that forms at ground level.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fog» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.