| cloud (kloud) n. 1. a. A visible body of very fine water droplets or ice particles suspended in the atmosphere at altitudes ranging up to several miles above sea level. b. A mass, as of dust, smoke, or steam, suspended in the atmosphere or in outer space. 2. A large moving body of things in the air or on the ground; a swarm: a cloud of locusts. 3. Something that darkens or fills with gloom. 4. A dark region or blemish, as on a polished stone. 5. Something that obscures. 6. Suspicion or a charge affecting a reputation. 7. A collection of charged particles: an electron cloud. v. cloud·ed, cloud·ing, clouds v.tr. 1. To cover with or as if with clouds: Mist clouded the hills. 2. To make gloomy or troubled. 3. To obscure: cloud the issues. 4. To cast aspersions on; sully: Scandal clouded the officer's reputation. v.intr. Idiom: To become cloudy or overcast: The sky clouded over. in the clouds 1. Imaginary; unreal; fanciful. 2. Impractical. [Middle English, hill, cloud, from Old English cl  d, rock, hill.]cloud  less adj. |
cloud
Noun
1. a mass of water or ice particles visible in the sky
2. a floating mass of smoke, dust, etc.
3. a large number of insects or other small animals in flight
4. something that darkens, threatens, or carries gloom
5. in the clouds not in contact with reality
6. on cloud nine Informal elated; very happy
7. under a cloud
a. under reproach or suspicion
b. in a state of gloom or bad temper
Verb
1. to make or become more difficult to see through: my glasses kept clouding up, mud clouded the water
2. to confuse or impair: his judgment was no longer clouded by alcohol
3. to make or become gloomy or depressed: insanity clouded the last years of his life
See also cloud over [Old English clūd rock, hill]
cloudless adj
| cloud (kloud) 1. A visible body of very fine water droplets or ice particles suspended in the atmosphere at altitudes ranging up to several miles above sea level. Clouds are formed when air that contains water vapor cools below the dew point. 2. A distinguishable mass of particles or gas, such as the collection of gases and dust in a nebula. |   |
Cloud 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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  cloud - any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visiblecoma - (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed nebula - an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy aerosol - a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas cosmic dust - clouds of particles or gases occurring throughout interstellar space dust cloud - a cloud of dust suspended in the air 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 cirrostratus, cirrostratus cloud - a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude 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 cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus cloud, thundercloud - a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms cumulus, cumulus cloud - a globular cloud 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 nebule - a small cloud sky - the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth storm cloud - a heavy dark cloud presaging rain or a storm stratus, stratus cloud - a large dark low cloud atmospheric phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere 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" | |
| 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" insect - small air-breathing arthropod infestation, plague - a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers" | |
| Verb | 1. | cloud - make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches" darken - make dark or darker; "darken a room" fog up - get foggy; "The windshield fogged up" haze - become hazy, dull, or cloudy |
| 2. | cloud - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley" 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" | |
| 4. | cloud - make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness" | |
| 5. | cloud - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" | |
| 6. | cloud - make less clear; "the stroke clouded memories of her youth" | |
| 7. | cloud - colour with streaks or blotches of different shades spot - mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify" harlequin - variegate with spots or marks; "His face was harlequined with patches" | |
| 8. | cloud - make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added" dull - make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel" |
cloud
Translations
cloud [klaud] n → nube f (= storm cloud); nubarrón m
vt [+ liquid] → enturbiar;
cloud over vi (also fig) → nublarse
cloud [klaud] n → Wolke f
vt → trüben;
every cloud has a silver lining (proverb) → auf Regen folgt Sonnenschein;
to cloud the issue → es unnötig kompliziert machen;
(deliberately) → die Angelegenheit verschleiern
(face, eyes) → sich verfinstern
cloud [klaud] n → nuvola; [of dust, smoke, gas] → nube f
vt [+ liquid] → intorbidire;
to cloud the issue → distogliere dal problema;
cloud over vi → rannuvolarsi;
(fig) → offuscarsi
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 oblak, mrak sky die Wolke σύννεφο nube pilv ابر pilvi nuage עָנַן बादल oblak, maglica felhő awan skÿ nuvola 雲 구름 debesis mākonis awan wolk sky chmura nuvem nor облако; туча oblak oblak oblak moln กลุ่มควัน 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 mračno sky; sværm der Schwarm σύννεφο nube parv انبوه؛ خیل parvi nuée נְחִיל हुजूम veliko mnoštvo tömeg sekelompok mökkur, skÿ nugolo 大群 큰 떼 spiečius mākonis; bars kawanan yang tak terbilang banyaknya zwerm sverm chmara 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 chmura mørk sky der Schatten σύννεφο (μτφ.) nube vari ابر؛ توده varjo nuage מעִיב डर, अवसाद इत्यादि पैदा करने वाली कोई चीज tmina, skrovitost, sjena árnyék mendung áhyggjur, þyngsli nube 暗影 어두운 그림자 šešėlis ēna; aptumšojums awan hitam schaduw skygge, slør, mørk sky chmura 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
v
1 (often withover) to become cloudy The sky clouded over and it began to rain. bewolk تَتَلَبَّد بالغُيوم، تَكْفَهِر (السَّماء) заоблачавам се zamračit (se) blive overskyet bewölken συννεφιάζω nublar pilve minema ابری شدن mennä pilveen s'ennuager לְהִתעַנֵן बादल छाना naoblačiti se beborul mendung þykkna í lofti rannuvolarsi 曇る 구름이 끼다 apsiniaukti apmākties mendung bewolkt worden bli overskyet, skye over, tykne til chmurzyć się nublar-se a se înnora затягивать облаками, тучами zastrieť sa mrakmi pooblačiti se naoblačiti se mulna [] 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 zamlžené blive sløret trüben θολώνω nublar hägustama, häguseks minema تار شدن؛ کدر شدن sumentaa, sumentua (s')embuer לְעַרפֵּל धुंधला कर देना potamniti, zamagliti elhomályosul kabur verða óskÿr, fyllast annebbiarsi 曇る 흐려지다; 흐리게 하다 aptem(dy)ti apēnot; aizmiglot kabur vertroebelen bli uklar/sløret zamglić nublar a (se) umple (de) затуманивать(ся) zaliať sa zamegliti se zamutiti grumla, fördunkla ทำให้มัวลง kapla(n)mak 把...弄得模糊不清 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 zachmuřit (se) formørke verdunkeln σκοτεινιάζω (μτφ.), μελαγχολώ entristecerse süngestuma, süngestama محزون شدن؛ دلواپس شدن synkentää, synkistyä (s')assombrir לְהַעִיב उदासी potamniti, zamračiti, zamutiti elkomorul muram verða þungbúinn oscurarsi 暗くなる (표정이) 어두워지다; 우울하게 만들다 paniurti, apniukti sadrūmt suram betrekken formørke, kaste en skygge over chmurzyć (się) anuviar(-se) a (se) întuneca омрачать(ся) zachmúriť sa stemniti se smračiti se förmörka[] ก่อให้เกิดปัญหา hüzünlenmek, kederlenmek 使黯然 засмучувати غم زدہ یا تکلیف زدہ ہونا phiền muộn 使黯然
adj cloudless
free from clouds a cloudless sky. wolkloos بِدون غَيوم، مُنْقَشِع، ، صافٍ безоблачен bezmračný, jasný skyfri wolkenlos ανέφελος sin una nube pilvitu صاف؛ بی ابر pilvetön sans nuages בָּהִיר मेघरहित vedar, nezamućen felhőtlen cerah heiður; skÿjalaus senza nubi 雲のない 구름이 없는 be debesų, giedras bez mākoņiem cerah onbewolkt skyfri bezchmurny 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
adj cloudy
1 full of, having, or covered with clouds It is a bit cloudy today. bewolk غائِم، مُتَلَبِّدٌ بالغُيوم облачен zamračený, oblačný skyet wolkig συννεφιασμένος nublado pilvine ابری pilvinen nuageux מְעוּנָן बादलों से भरा हुआ naoblačen, tmuran felhős berawan skÿjaður nuvoloso 曇った 구름이 낀 debesuotas apmācies; mākoņains mendung bewolkt (over)skyet pochmurny 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 nejasný, zamlžený uklar unklar θολός borroso hägune مبهم؛ نا مشخص epäselvä flou מְעוּרפָּל धुंधला mutan, zamućen homályos buram óskÿr offuscato はっきりしない 흐린 neryškus, miglotas neskaidrs; miglains tak jelas onscherp tåket, uklar, grumset zamglony 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
n cloudburst
a sudden heavy shower of rain. wolk breek شُؤبوب، وابِلٌ من المَطَر внезапен порой průtrž mračen skybrud der Wolkenbruch μπόρα aguacero, chaparrón vihmavaling رگبار kaatosade trombe d'eau שֶבֶר עָנַן बादल का फटना prolom oblaka felhőszakadás hujan lebat skÿfall, dembiskúr acquazzone 土砂降り 호우 liūtis lietusgāze hujan lebat wolkbreuk skybrudd ulewa aguaceiro ploaie torenţială ливень prietrž mračien ploha provala oblaka skyfall ฝนที่ตกหนักอย่างกะทันหัน şiddetli sağanak 大暴雨 злива اچانک موسکا دھار بارش ہونا mưa rào 大暴雨
under a cloud
in trouble or disgrace. oorskadu مَشْكوكٌ فيه، مَشْبوهٌ в немлост v potížích, v nemilosti i unåde unter Verdacht, in Verruf υπό το βάρος υποψίας, υπό δυσμένεια estar bajo sospecha halvas kuulsuses مورد اتهام؛ در مخمصه epäsuosiossa en butte aux soupçons חָשוּד 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 수모를 받아, 의심[]을 받고 (būti) nemalonėje, įtariamam nežēlastībā; aizdomās; grūtā stāvoklī mengalami masalah in diskrediet under mistanke, i unåde w opałach em apuros a fi bănuit/suspectat быть в затруднении;быть в немилости mať starosti, (byť) v podozrení v težavah biti u nemilosti i onåd สงสัยในการทำบางสิ่ง başı dertte; gözden düşmüş 失寵，不得意 в немилості, в тяжкому становищі تکلیف یا بے عزتی lâm vào cảnh đáng buồn 失宠，不得意
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