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Bist vs Mist - What's the difference?

bist | mist |

As verbs the difference between bist and mist

is that bist is originally used to form the second person singular of {{term|be|lang=en}}, but can denote other present tense forms, such as: are, am, is while mist is to form mist.

As a noun mist is

water or other liquid finely suspended in air.

bist

English

Verb

(head)
  • Originally used to form the second person singular of be, but can denote other present tense forms, such as: are, am, is
  • *1875 , Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Punch :
  • Thee bist rayther too much a feelosofer, I be afeard, for me.
  • *1904 , Henry Branch, Cotswold and vale :
  • Lookee, thee bist' purty, my love; lookee, thee ' bist purty: thee hast dove's eyes betwix thy locks; thy locks be like a flock o' ship fur thickedness.
    Where bist goin'.
  • :: Where are you going?
  • I bist goin' 'ome.
  • :: I am going home
  • How bist ?
  • :: How are you?
  • Anagrams

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    mist

    English

    (wikipedia mist)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air.
  • It was difficult to see through the morning mist .
  • (countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.
  • There was an oily mist on the lens .
  • (figurative) Anything that dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.
  • * Dryden
  • His passion cast a mist before his sense.

    Derived terms

    * misty * mists of time * red mist

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form mist.
  • It's misting this morning.
  • To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.
  • I mist my tropical plants every morning.
  • To cover with a mist.
  • The lens was misted .
    (Shakespeare)
  • (of the eyes) To be covered by tears.
  • My eyes misted when I remembered what had happened.

    Derived terms

    * mist over

    Anagrams

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