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cloud
(kl/AU/d )

noun (n)

  • any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible(noun.phenomenon)
    source: wordnet30
  • a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude(noun.object)
    source: wordnet30
  • out of touch with reality(noun.state)
    Example:
    His head was in the clouds.
    source: wordnet30
  • a cause of worry or gloom or trouble(noun.state)
    Example:
    The only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French.
    source: wordnet30
  • suspicion affecting your reputation(noun.state)
    Example:
    After that mistake he was under a cloud.
    source: wordnet30
  • a group of many things in the air or on the ground(noun.group)
    Example:
    Clouds of blossoms.
    It discharged a cloud of spores.
    Synonym:
    swarm
    source: wordnet30
  • A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • make overcast or cloudy(verb.weather)
    source: wordnet30
  • make less visible or unclear(verb.perception)
    Example:
    The stars are obscured by the clouds.
    source: wordnet30
  • billow up in the form of a cloud(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The smoke clouded above the houses.
    source: wordnet30
  • make gloomy or depressed(verb.emotion)
    Example:
    Their faces were clouded with sadness.
    source: wordnet30
  • place under suspicion or cast doubt upon(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • make less clear(verb.change)
    Example:
    The stroke clouded memories of her youth.
    source: wordnet30
  • colour with streaks or blotches of different shades(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    dapple, mottle
    source: wordnet30
  • make milky or dull(verb.change)
    Example:
    The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added.
    source: wordnet30
  • To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; -- often used with up.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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