cloud

Plural: clouds

Noun

• any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
• a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
• out of touch with reality
  • "his head was in the clouds"
• a cause of worry or gloom or trouble
  • "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"
• suspicion affecting your reputation
  • "after that mistake he was under a cloud"
• a group of many things in the air or on the ground
  • "clouds of blossoms"
  • "it discharged a cloud of spores"
• A rock; boulder; a hill.
• A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
• Any mass of dust, steam or smoke resembling such a mass.
• Anything which makes things foggy or gloomy. Example: The clouds were grey so James thought it was about to rain.
• Anything unsubstantial.
• A dark spot on a lighter material or background.
• A group or swarm, especially suspended above the ground or flying.
• An elliptical shape or symbol whose outline is a series of semicircles, supposed to resemble a cloud.
• A telecom network (from their representation in engineering drawings).
• The Internet, regarded as an abstract amorphous omnipresent space for processing and storage, the focus of cloud computing.
• A negative or foreboding aspect of something positive: see every cloud has a silver lining or every silver lining has a cloud.
• Crystal methamphetamine.
• A large, loosely-knitted headscarf worn by women.
• A white cat.

Verb

Verb Forms: clouded, clouding, clouds

• To cover with clouds; to make obscure or unclear.
• make overcast or cloudy
• make less visible or unclear
  • "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
• billow up in the form of a cloud
  • "The smoke clouded above the houses"
• make gloomy or depressed
  • "Their faces were clouded with sadness"
• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
• make less clear
  • "the stroke clouded memories of her youth"
• colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
• make milky or dull
  • "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"
• To become foggy or gloomy, or obscured from sight.
• To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds.
• Of the breath, to become cloud; to turn into mist.
• To make obscure.
• To make less acute or perceptive.
• To make gloomy or sullen.
• To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish (reputation or character).
• To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors.
• To become marked, darkened or variegated in this way.

Examples

• All this talk about human rights is clouding the real issue.
• Doubt began to CLOUD his mind as his opponent played another bingo in Scrabble.
• He opened the door and was greeted by a cloud of bats.
• The comic-book character's thoughts appeared in a cloud above his head.
• The glass clouds when you breathe on it.
• The sky is clouded.
• The tears began to well up and cloud my vision.
• to cloud yarn
• Your emotions are clouding your judgement.

Synonyms

becloud, befog, corrupt, dapple, defile, fog, haze over, mist, mottle, obnubilate, obscure, overcast, sully, swarm, taint, cloud

Antonyms

clear up

Related Words

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