hazes
Fogs or bullies
Hazes is usually the verb form of haze.
To haze is to subject newcomers to humiliating or dangerous rituals as initiation—common in fraternities, military units, and sports teams: The upperclassmen hazed the freshmen.
Hazes also pluralizes the noun: atmospheric hazes reduce visibility, and mental hazes cloud thinking.
Sunlight-activated urban pollution
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- mistFine airborne moisture
- vaporGaseous form of liquid
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
visibility · overcast · humidity · aerosols · particulates · air quality · dusty · smoky
Causes thorough confusion
- muddlesCreates disorder or confusion
- fogsDense low clouds
- cloudsAirborne water masses
- dullsReduces sharpness or intensity
disorients · befuddles · stupefies · addled · numbs · blunts · dazes · intoxicates
Makes indistinct
- dimsLessens in brightness
- cloudsAirborne water masses
- veilsTranslucent face coverings
- shroudsWraps that hide
obscures · softens · diffuses · filters · mutes · dulls · fades · screens
Spirit of brotherly connection
- sororityWomen's collegiate social organization
- pledgingMaking a solemn promise
- initiation ritesFormal admission procedures
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
rituals · newcomers · rookies · induction · ordeals · traditions · harassment · rushing
smog
Sunlight-activated urban pollution
pollution · visibility · overcast · humidity · aerosols · particulates · air quality · dusty · smoky · murky
bewilders
Causes thorough confusion
dulls · disorients · befuddles · stupefies · addled · numbs · blunts · dazes · intoxicates · sedates
blurs
Makes indistinct
shrouds · obscures · softens · diffuses · filters · mutes · dulls · fades · screens · masks
fraternity
Spirit of brotherly connection
- sororityWomen's collegiate social organization
- pledgingMaking a solemn promise
- initiation ritesFormal admission procedures
bullying · rituals · newcomers · rookies · induction · ordeals · traditions · harassment · rushing
cigarette smoke
Exhaled tobacco vapor
incense · campfire · smoldering · soot · secondhand smoke · chimney · fireplace · burning · ash · barbecue
hazesclarities
States of transparency
clear skies · transparencies · brightnesses · clears · clearness
- purple hazeViolet-tinted atmospheric conditions
- heat hazeOptical distortion from warmth
- hazy memoryIndistinct mental impression
- haze overBecome obscured by mist
- smoke hazeAirborne particulate obscuring visibility
- rookie hazingMistreatment of newcomers
hazy, haze, haziness, hazily, hazing, hazed, hazier, haziest, dehaze