Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - mist

 I. noun  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch ~ ~, Greek omichle  Date: before 12th century  1. water in the form of particles floating or falling in the atmosphere at or near the surface of the earth and approaching the form of rain  2. something that obscures understanding ~s of antiquity  3. a film before the eyes  4.  a. a cloud of small particles or objects suggestive of a ~  b. a suspension of a finely divided liquid in a gas  c. a fine spray  5. a drink of liquor served over cracked ice  II. verb  Date: before 12th century  intransitive verb  1. to be or become ~y  2. to become moist or blurred  transitive verb to cover or spray with or convert to ~