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. To become cloudy or overcast: The sky clouded over. Idiom: in the clouds1. Imaginary; unreal; fanciful. 2. Impractical.
[Middle English, hill, cloud, from Old English cl d, rock, hill.]
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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 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 |
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 | | 2. | cloud - a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitudecirrus 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 sky - the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth storm cloud - a heavy dark cloud presaging rain or a storm | | 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" | | 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"group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit 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"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" | | 6. | 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 shadesspot - 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" speckle, stipple - produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees" | | 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 verb 4. darken, dim, be overshadowed, be overcast
Translations cloud [klaud] n → nube f (= storm cloud); nubarrón mto cloud the issue → empañar el problemacloud over vi (also fig) → nublarse
cloud [klaud] n → nuage m
cloud [klaud] n → Wolke f ( face, eyes) → sich verfinstern
cloud [klaud] n → nuvola; [ of dust, smoke, gas] → nube f (fig) → offuscarsi
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