cloud | English to English Dictionary

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cloud

(kl/AU/d )

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.

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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.

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suspicion affecting your reputation(noun.state)

Example:
After that mistake he was under a cloud.

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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

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A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.(noun)

source: webster1913

make overcast or cloudy(verb.weather)

Synonym:
overcast
Antonym:
brighten, clear, clear up, light up

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make less visible or unclear(verb.perception)

Example:
The stars are obscured by the clouds.

Synonym:
becloud, befog, fog, haze over, mist, obnubilate, obscure

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billow up in the form of a cloud(verb.motion)

Example:
The smoke clouded above the houses.

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make gloomy or depressed(verb.emotion)

Example:
Their faces were clouded with sadness.

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place under suspicion or cast doubt upon(verb.contact)

Synonym:
corrupt, defile, sully, taint

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make less clear(verb.change)

Example:
The stroke clouded memories of her youth.

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colour with streaks or blotches of different shades(verb.change)

Synonym:
dapple, mottle

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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