1. (Physical Geography) a mass of water or ice particles visible in the sky, usually white or grey, from which rain or snow falls when the particles coagulate. See also cirrus, cumulonimbus, cumulus, stratus
2. any collection of particles visible in the air, esp of smoke or dust
3. (Zoology) a large number of insects or other small animals in flight
4. something that darkens, threatens, or carries gloom
5. (Jewellery) jewellery a cloudlike blemish in a transparent stone
6. (modifier) of or relating to cloud computing: a cloud application.
7. in the clouds not in contact with reality
8. under a cloud
a. under reproach or suspicion
b. in a state of gloom or bad temper
9. on cloud nine informal elated; very happy
vb
10. (when: intr, often foll by over or up) to make or become cloudy, overcast, or indistinct
11. (tr) to make obscure; darken
12. (tr) to confuse or impair: emotion clouded his judgment.
13. to make or become gloomy or depressed
14. (tr) to place under or render liable to suspicion or disgrace
15. to render (liquids) milky or dull or (of liquids) to become milky or dull
16. to become or render mottled or variegated
[C13 (in the sense: a mass of vapour): from Old English clūd rock, hill; probably related to clod]
1. A visible mass of condensed water droplets or ice particles floating in the atmosphere. Clouds take various shapes depending on the conditions under which they form and their height in the atmosphere, ranging from ground or sea level to several miles above the Earth.
2. A distinguishable mass of particles or gas, such as the collection of gases and dust in a nebula.
a mass or volume of smoke, flying dust, etc.; a body of insects or birds; a mass of rock; a great crowd; a vast collection. See also drift, plague, swarm.
Examples: cloud of arrows, 1776; of disdain, 1591; of dust; of flies, 1855; of foxes, 1883; of gnats, 1590; of grasshoppers; of incense; of information, 1705; of insects; of locust, 1667; of rain; of rock; of sails, 1748; of seafowl, 1885; of smoke; of starlings, 1882; of witches; of witnesses, 1382.
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Clouds are like Holy Writ, in which theologians cause the faithful or the crazy to see anything they please —Voltaire
Clouds … as white as leghorn feathers —Saul Bellow
The cloud showed motion within, like an old transport truck piled high with crate on crate of sleepy white chickens —Eudora Welty
The clouds hung above the mountains like puffs of white smoke left in the wake of a giant old-fashioned choochoo train —Sue Grafton
The clouds lie over the chiming sky … like the dustsheets over a piano —Dylan Thomas
Clouds like a marble frieze across the sky —Helen Hudson
Clouds like cruisers in the heaven —Edna O’Brien
Clouds like dark bruises were massing and swelling [on the horizon] —George Garrett
Clouds … like drowsy lambs around a tree —Romain Gary
(The sky turned sooty with) clouds like enormous thumbprints —Helen Hudson
Clouds like lights among great tombs —Wallace Stevens
Clouds like tattered fur —Jean Thompson
Clouds piling up like a bubble bath —Sue Grafton
Clouds, plump and heavy as dumplings —Anthony E. Stockanes
The clouds were asses’ ears —Dylan Thomas
The clouds were huddled on the horizon like dirty sheep from the steppes —Joyce Renwick
The clouds were like an alabaster palace —Johnny Mercer, from his 1954 lyrics for Midnight Sun
The clouds were like old fiddles —Joyce Cary
A few clouds were drawn against the light like streaks of lead pencils —John Cheever
Fluffy white clouds, like flecks of lather, were floating across the sky —Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Clouds … wild and black and rolling like locomotives —W. P. Kinsella
Frail clouds like milkweed floss —John Dos Passos
Gleaming, white fluffy clouds peeped over the hills … like kittens —Stella Benson
High fat clouds like globs of whipped cream —William Faulkner
Like a grave face, lit by some last, sad thought, a cloud, tinged by the fading glow of sunset —John Hall Wheelock
Like blurred lenses, winter clouds cast a shade over the sun —Truman Capote
(Above the falling sun,) like visible winds the clouds are streaked and spun —Roy Fuller
Little white clouds … like a row of ballet-girls, dressed in white, waiting at the back of the stage, alert and merry, for the curtain to go up —W. Somerset Maugham
Little white clouds like flags were whipped out in the scented wind —Paul Horgan
Little white puffs of cloud … like a cat steeped in milk —W. P. Kinsella
A long thin cloud crossed it [the moon] slowly, drawing itself out like a name being called —Eudora Welty
Low clouds, drooping at the edges like felt, sailed over the woods —Boris Pasternak
Low on the horizon hung a fugitive wisp of cloud, spiraled and upthrust like a genie emerging from a bottle —Robert Traver
A massive cloud like dirty cotton —William Faulkner
One cloud intruded [into the blue of the sky] puffy, precise, as if piped from a pastry bag —Margaret Sutherland
Parcels of clouds lying against the mountainside like ghosts of dead mackerel —Paul Theroux
A single puff of cloud so still, it seems as if it had been painted there —Delmore Schwartz
Small thin clouds like puffs of frosty breath —Joyce Cary
Some small clouds, like rosy petals, seemed to his eyes to be dancing, gently and carefully, against the blue —Hugh Walpole
They [the clouds] peel the morning like a fruit —Lawrence Durrell
When clouds appear like rocks and towers, the earth’s refreshed by frequent showers —English weather rhyme
White and fluffy clouds … one looked like a fish and one looked like a movie star, all curvy, and another looked like Santa Claus gone wrong —Lee Smith
A mass of tiny droplets formed when water vapor condenses as warm, moist air moves upwards where the temperature is lower. The bottom of the cloud is the dew point.
mushroom cloud, mushroom-shaped cloud, mushroom - a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)
2.
cloud - a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
cirrocumulus, cirrocumulus cloud - a cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples
cirrus cloud, cirrus - a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)
cloud bank - a layer of clouds seen from a distance
condensation trail, contrail - an artificial cloud created by an aircraft; caused either by condensation due to the reduction in air pressure above the wing surface or by water vapor in the engine exhaust
mother-of-pearl cloud, nacreous cloud - a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon
water vapor, water vapour - water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature
3.
cloud - out of touch with reality; "his head was in the clouds"
irreality, unreality - the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
4.
cloud - a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"
gloominess, glumness, gloom - an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office"
5.
cloud - suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud"
suspicion - the state of being suspected; "he tried to shield me from suspicion"
6.
cloud - a group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"
conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
overshadow - cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"
3.
cloud - billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses"
billow, wallow - rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up into the sky"
4.
cloud - make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness"
impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
5.
cloud - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
cloud - make less clear; "the stroke clouded memories of her youth"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
7.
cloud - colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
1.n (Met) → nuvola, nubef; (of dust, smoke, gas) → nube; (of insects) → nugolo to be under a cloud → essere malvisto/a he has his head in the clouds → ha la testa tra le nuvole to be on cloud nine → essere al settimo cielo every cloud has a silver lining (Proverb) → non tutto il male vien per nuocere
1. a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky. white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud. wolke غَيْمَه облак nuvem oblak, mrak die Wolke sky σύννεφοnube pilv ابر pilvi nuageענן बादल oblak, maglica felhő awan skÿ nuvola 雲 구름 debesis mākonis awan wolkskychmura اور nuvem nor облако; туча oblak oblak oblak moln เมฆ bulut 雲 хмара بادل mây 云
2. a great number or quantity of anything small moving together. a cloud of flies. wolk سِرب من рояк nuvem mračno der Schwarm sky; sværm σύννεφοnube parv انبوه؛ خیل pilvi nuéeנחיל हुजूम veliko mnoštvo tömeg sekelompok mökkur, skÿ nugolo 大群 큰 무리 spiečius mākonis; bars kawanan yang tak terbilang banyaknya zwermsvermchmara دله nuvem roi, nor рой mračno oblak, roj roj moln, svärm สิ่งของจำนวนมากที่อยู่รวมกัน sürü 一大群 хмара, завіса بہت زیادہ تعاد میں یا کسی چھوٹی اشیاء کو اکٹھے چلنا đám 一大群
3. something causing fear, depression etc. a cloud of sadness. donker wolke غَيْمَةٌ مِن، كَدَر، كآبه сянка nuvem chmura der Schatten mørk sky σύννεφοnube vari ابر؛ توده pilvi nuage מעִיב डर, अवसाद इत्यादि पैदा करने वाली कोई चीज tmina, skrovitost, sjena árnyék mendung áhyggjur, þyngsli nube 暗影 (~의) 그림자 šešėlis ēna; aptumšojums awan hitam schaduwskygge, slør, mørk skychmura توده nuvem umbră тень mrak senca oblak moln, skugga สิ่งที่ทำให้กลัว mutsuzluk nedeni, korku kaynağı 陰影 хмара ڈر یا اداسی پیدا کرنے والا bóng đen 阴影
verb
1. (often with over) to become cloudy. The sky clouded over and it began to rain. bewolk تَتَلَبَّد بالغُيوم، تَكْفَهِر (السَّماء) заоблачавам се nublar-se zamračit (se) bewölken blive overskyet συννεφιάζω nublar pilve minema ابری شدن pilvistyä s'ennuager לְהִתעַנֵן बादल छाना naoblačiti se beborul mendung þykkna í lofti rannuvolarsi 曇る 구림이 끼다 apsiniaukti apmākties mendung bewolkt wordenbli overskyet, skye over, tykne tilchmurzyć się اوریځ nublar-se a se înnora затягивать облаками, тучами zastrieť sa mrakmi pooblačiti se naoblačiti se mulna [på] มืดครึ้ม bulutlanmak 雲層密布 хмаритися بادلوں سے بھر جانا mây che phủ 云层密布
2. to (cause to) become blurred or not clear. Her eyes were clouded with tears. troebel يَغْشى، يَتَغَطّى بِ замъглявам nublar zamlžené trüben blive sløret θολώνωnublar hägustama, häguseks minema تار شدن؛ کدر شدن sumentua embuer לְעַרפֵּל धुंधला कर देना potamniti, zamagliti elhomályosul kabur verða óskÿr, fyllast annebbiarsi 曇る 흐려지다 aptem(dy)ti apēnot; aizmiglot kabur vertroebelen bli uklar/sløret zamglić تار شول nublar a (se) umple (de) затуманивать zaliať sa zamegliti se zamutiti grumla, fördunkla ทำให้มัวลง kapla(n)mak 使…變得模糊不清 затьмаритися دھندلا جانا làm vẩn đục 把...弄得模糊不清
3. to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled. His face clouded at the unhappy news. droewig, ongelukkig يَكْفَهِر، يَتَكَلَّحُ الوَجْه، يَتَغَطّى بالكآبه помръквам nublar zachmuřit (se) verdunkeln formørke σκοτεινιάζω, μελαγχολώentristecerse süngestuma, süngestama محزون شدن؛ دلواپس شدن synketä assombrir לְהַעִיב उदासी potamniti, zamračiti, zamutiti elkomorul muram verða þungbúinn oscurarsi 暗くなる 그늘이 지다 paniurti, apniukti sadrūmt suram betrekkenformørke, kaste en skygge over chmurzyć (się) پشیمان شول anuviar(-se) a (se) întuneca омрачать zachmúriť sa stemniti se smračiti se förmörka[s] ก่อให้เกิดปัญหา hüzünlenmek, kederlenmek (使)感到陰鬱或憂心 засмучувати غم زدہ یا تکلیف زدہ ہونا phiền muộn 使黯然
ˈcloudless adjective
free from clouds. a cloudless sky. wolkloos بِدون غَيوم، مُنْقَشِع، ، صافٍ безоблачен sem nuvens bezmračný, jasný wolkenlos skyfri ανέφελος sin una nube pilvitu صاف؛ بی ابر pilvetön sans nuages בהיר मेघरहित vedar, nezamućen felhőtlen cerah heiður; skÿjalaus senza nubi 雲のない 구름 없는 be debesų, giedras bez mākoņiem cerah onbewolktskyfribezchmurny بی ابره sem nuvens fără nori безоблачный bez mrakov, jasný jasen bez oblaka molnfri ที่ไม่มีเมฆ bulutsuz 無雲的 безхмарний, ясний بادلوں کے بغیر không có mây 无云的
ˈcloudy adjective
1. full of, having, or covered with clouds. It is a bit cloudy today. bewolk غائِم، مُتَلَبِّدٌ بالغُيوم облачен nublado zamračený, oblačný wolkig skyet συννεφιασμένοςnublado pilvine ابری pilvinen nuageuxמעונן बादलों से भरा हुआ naoblačen, tmuran felhős berawan skÿjaður nuvoloso 曇った 구름 낀 debesuotas apmācies; mākoņains mendung bewolktskyetpochmurny اوریځ nublado înnorat облачный oblačný oblačen oblačan molnig, molntäckt, mulen ที่ปกคลุมด้วยเมฆ bulutlu 多雲的 хмарний بادلوں سے بھرا có mây 多云的
2. not clear. a cloudy photograph/memory. onduidelike مُبْهَم، غَيْر واضِح мъгляв confuso nejasný, zamlžený unklar uklar θολόςborroso hägune مبهم؛ نا مشخص epäselvä flouמעורפל धुंधला mutan, zamućen homályos buram óskÿr offuscato はっきりしない 흐린 neryškus, miglotas neskaidrs; miglains tak jelas onscherptåket, uklar, grumsetzamglony نا معلوم confuso neclar, înceţoşat мутный; неясный zahmlený nejasen mutan suddig, oklar ที่ไม่ชัดเจน bulanık, net değil 模糊的 неясний; мутний غیر شفاف vẩn đục 模糊的
ˈcloudburst noun
a sudden heavy shower of rain. wolk breek شُؤبوب، وابِلٌ من المَطَر внезапен порой aguaceiro průtrž mračen der Wolkenbruch skybrud μπόραaguacero, chaparrón vihmavaling رگبار voimakas rankkasade trombe d'eau שֶבֶר עָנַן बादल का फटना prolom oblaka felhőszakadás hujan lebat skÿfall, dembiskúr acquazzone 土砂降り 갑작스런 호우 liūtis lietusgāze hujan lebat wolkbreukskybruddulewa ناڅاپي، ناببره: په بېړه: وار دواره، سمدلاسه: بې خبره aguaceiro ploaie torenţială ливень prietrž mračien ploha provala oblaka skyfall ฝนที่ตกหนักอย่างกะทันหัน şiddetli sağanak 暴雨,傾盆大雨 злива اچانک موسکا دھار بارش ہونا mưa rào 暴雨,倾盆大雨
under a cloud
in trouble or disgrace. oorskadu مَشْكوكٌ فيه، مَشْبوهٌ в немлост em apuros v potížích, v nemilosti unter Verdacht, in Verruf i unåde υπό το βάρος υποψίας, υπό δυσμένεια estar bajo sospecha halvas kuulsuses مورد اتهام؛ در مخمصه joutua ongelmiin en butte aux soupçons חשוד परेशानी इत्यादि में घिरा biti u nemilosti, biti pod sumnjom bajban van dalam kesusahan undir grun; í ónáð; í vandræðum; áhyggjufullur soggetto di sospetti 疑われて 곤경에 처한 (būti) nemalonėje, įtariamam nežēlastībā; aizdomās; grūtā stāvoklī mengalami masalah in diskrediet under mistanke, i unåde w opałach متهم em apuros a fi bănuit/suspectat быть в затруднении;быть в немилости mať starosti, (byť) v podozrení v težavah biti u nemilosti i onåd มีปัญหา başı dertte; gözden düşmüş 失寵,被嫌棄 в немилості, в тяжкому становищі تکلیف یا بے عزتی lâm vào cảnh đáng buồn 失宠,不得意
Hair of cloud o'er face of flower, Nodding plumes where she alights, In the white hibiscus bower She lingers through the soft spring nights -- Nights too short, though wearing late Till the mimosa days are born.
The sun, darting his last rays beneath the masses of heaped-up cloud, adorned with a crest of gold the slightest inequalities of the ground below; gigantic trees, arborescent bushes, mosses on the even surface--all had their share of this luminous effulgence.
And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud by night Chilling my ANNABEL LEE; So that her high-born kinsmen came And bore her away from me, To shut her up, in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea.
Clothed in a mantle of dazzling gold or draped in rags of black clouds like a beggar, the might of the Westerly Wind sits enthroned upon the western horizon with the whole North Atlantic as a footstool for his feet and the first twinkling stars making a diadem for his brow.
The mountain before them was shaped like a cone and was so tall that its point was lost in the clouds. Directly facing the place where Jim had stopped was an arched opening leading to a broad stairway.
The weather, hitherto so fine, suddenly changed; the sky became heavy with clouds. It could not have been otherwise after the terrible derangement of the atmospheric strata, and the dispersion of the enormous quantity of vapor arising from the combustion of
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