fogginess.html - {n.}, {slang} An area in downtown Washington, D.C. where many offices of the Department of State are located; hence figuratively, the U.S. Department of State. * /The press secretary gave us a lot of foggy bottom double-talk about the hostage crisis in the Near East./

fogginess.html - adj.
(foggier, foggiest)
1 (of the atmosphere) thick or obscure with fog.
2 of or like fog.
3 vague, confused, unclear.

not have the foggiest colloq. have no idea at all.

foggily adv. fogginess n.

fogginess.html - See: IN A FOG.

fogginess.html - {n.}, {slang} An area in downtown Washington, D.C. where many offices of the Department of State are located; hence figuratively, the U.S. Department of State. * /The press secretary gave us a lot of foggy bottom double-talk about the hostage crisis in the Near East./

fogginess.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a a thick cloud of water droplets or smoke suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface restricting or obscuring visibility. b obscurity in the atmosphere caused by this.
2 Photog. cloudiness on a developed negative etc. obscuring the image.
3 an uncertain or confused position or state.

--v.

(fogged, fogging)
1 tr. a envelop or cover with fog or condensed vapour. b bewilder or confuse as if with a fog.
2 intr. become covered with fog or condensed vapour.
3 tr. Photog. make (a negative etc.) obscure or cloudy.

fog-bank a mass of fog at sea. fog-bound unable to proceed because of fog. fog-bow a manifestation like a rainbow, produced by light on fog. fog-lamp a lamp used to improve visibility in fog. fog-signal a detonator placed on a railway line in fog to warn train drivers. in a fog puzzled; at a loss. [perh. back-form. f. FOGGY]

fogginess.html - n. & v.
esp. Brit. --n.

1 a second growth of grass after cutting; aftermath.
2 long grass left standing in winter.

--v.

tr. (fogged, fogging)
1 leave (land) under fog.
2 feed (cattle) on fog. [ME: orig. unkn.]