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fog

/fɑɡ/ noun A2
  1. A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud. (uncountable) · a bank of fog
  2. A mist or film clouding a surface. (uncountable)
  3. A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) · He did so many drugs, he was still in a fog three months after going through detox.
  4. A silver deposit or other blur on a negative or developed photographic image. (countable, uncountable)
  5. Distance fog. (countable, uncountable)

Plural fogs

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As we reached it the fog was lifting, and a thin, watery sunshine was breaking through.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 17 · B2
The fog was so thick that a cab was useless.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 20 · B2
Suddenly he darted away into the fog.”
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 20 · B2
He got himself into a fog recently over a forgery case, and that was what brought him here.”
A Study in Scarlet, p. 19 · B2

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