Fog vs Fob - What's the difference?
fog | fob |
(label) A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.
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*:Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog -laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;.
(label) A mist or film clouding a surface.
A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.
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, title= (label) A silver deposit or other blur on a negative or developed photographic image.
To become covered with or as if with fog.
To become obscured in condensation or water.
(photography) To become dim or obscure.
To cover with or as if with fog.
* 1968 , Eighth Annual Report , Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg, p 7:
To obscure in condensation or water.
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To make confusing or obscure.
(photography) To make dim or obscure.
To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.
* Dryden
A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.
(UK, dialect) Tall and decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season; foggage.
(Scotland) Moss.
To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from.
A little pocket near the waistline of a pair of trousers or in a waistcoat or vest to hold a pocketwatch; a watch pocket.
:* With a saint at his chin and a seal at his fob .
A short chain or ribbon to connect such a pocket to the watch.
A small ornament attached to such a chain. (See Usage Notes below)
A hand-held remote control device used to lock/unlock motor cars etc.
(archaic) To cheat, to trick, to take in, to impose upon someone.
:* I think it is scurvy, and begin to find myself fobbed in it.
(archaic) To beat; to maul.
As nouns the difference between fog and fob
is that fog is a thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud while fob is a little pocket near the waistline of a pair of trousers or in a waistcoat or vest to hold a pocketwatch; a watch pocket.As verbs the difference between fog and fob
is that fog is to become covered with or as if with fog while fob is to cheat, to trick, to take in, to impose upon someone.As an initialism FOB is
forward operating base.As an acronym FOB is
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English
(wikipedia fog)Etymology 1
Origin uncertain; perhaps a or perhaps related to the Dutch vocht and German feucht (moisture)Noun
Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=I was on my way to the door, but all at once, through the fog in my head, I began to sight one reef that I hadn't paid any attention to afore.}}
Usage notes
* To count sense thick cloud , bank of fog is usually used. * To count sense clouding a surface , foggy patch is usually used.Synonyms
* (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision) mist, haze * (mist or film clouding a surface) steam * (state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion) daze, hazeDerived terms
* fog bank * fogbell * fogbound * foggy * foghorn * fog lamp * fog layer * fog light * fog of war * fog signal * in a fog * fog dripVerb
(fogg)- The mirror fogged every time he showered.
- Fogging' for adult mosquito control began on June 4th in residential areas. Until September 25th, the Metro area was ' fogged eleven times, using nine truck-mounted foggers, eight hand swing foggers, and two boats.
- Where wouldst thou fog to get a fee?
Synonyms
* (to become obscured in condensation or water) become cloudy, become steamy * (to make confusing or obscure) blur, cloud, obscureEtymology 2
Origin uncertain; compare Norwegian fogg .Noun
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Derived terms
* fogey * fogram * fogrum * fogyVerb
(fogg)References
* * ----fob
English
Etymology 1
* High GermanNoun
(en noun)- 1711 Jonathan Swift , Windsor Prophecy :
Usage notes
* The Jonathan Swift quote indicates that the word "fob" at that time period did not specifically apply to an object attached to the chain or watch. * A "fob" attached directly to the watch serves as an ornament and or as a grip for more easily pulling the watch from the watch pocket. * A fob attached to a drooping chain would be mainly an ornament.Etymology 2
(etyl)Alternative forms
* fubVerb
(fobb)- 1604 William Shakespeare , Othello, iv, 2: