Fog vs. Frost

Fog vs. Frost — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Fog and Frost

Fognoun

(uncountable) A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.

Frostnoun

A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.

Fognoun

(uncountable) A mist or film clouding a surface.

Frostnoun

The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.

Fognoun

A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.

He did so many drugs, he was still in a fog three months after going through detox.

Frostnoun

(figurative) Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.

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Fognoun

(photography) A silver deposit or other blur on a negative or developed photographic image.

Frostnoun

(obsolete) The act of freezing; the congelation of water or other liquid.

Fognoun

(computer graphics) Distance fog.

Frostnoun

A shade of white, like that of frost.

Fognoun

A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.

Frostnoun

A disappointment; a cheat.

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Fognoun

Tall and decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season; foggage.

Frostverb

(transitive) To cover with frost.

Fognoun

(Scotland) Moss.

Frostverb

(intransitive) To become covered with frost.

Fogverb

(intransitive) To become covered with or as if with fog.

Frostverb

(transitive) To coat (something, e.g. a cake) with icing to resemble frost.

Fogverb

(intransitive) To become obscured in condensation or water.

The mirror fogged every time he showered.

Frostverb

(transitive) To anger or annoy.

I think the boss's decision frosted him a bit.

Fogverb

To become dim or obscure.

Frostverb

(transitive) To sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) to prevent it from slipping on ice.

Fogverb

(transitive) To cover with or as if with fog.

Frostnoun

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

Fogverb

(transitive) To disperse insecticide into (a forest canopy) so as to collect organisms.

Frostnoun

weather cold enough to cause freezing

Fogverb

(transitive) To obscure in condensation or water.

Frostnoun

the formation of frost or ice on a surface

Fogverb

(transitive) To make confusing or obscure.

Frostnoun

United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963)

Fogverb

To make dim or obscure.

Frostverb

decorate with frosting;

frost a cake

Fogverb

To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.

Frostverb

provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance;

frost the glassshe frosts her hair

Fogverb

(transitive) To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from.

Frostverb

cover with frost;

ice crystals frosted the glass

Fogverb

(intransitive) To become covered with the kind of grass called fog.

Frostverb

damage by frost;

The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and athey turned brown

Fognoun

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

Fognoun

an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

Fognoun

confusion characterized by lack of clarity

Fogverb

make less visible or unclear;

The stars are obscured by the clouds