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| 1. | [ noun ] any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible | |
| Related terms: | physical_phenomenon aerosol dust_cloud cosmic_dust coma mushroom nebula | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (meteorology) a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude | |
| Related terms: | atmospheric_phenomenon storm_cloud nimbus cumulus cumulonimbus contrail stratus cloud_bank cirrocumulus mother-of-pearl_cloud cirrostratus cirrus sky water_vapor | |
| 3. | [ verb ] billow up in the form of a cloud | |
| Examples: | : "The smoke clouded above the houses" |
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| Related terms: | billow | |
| 4. | [ noun ] out of touch with reality | |
| Examples: | "his head was in the clouds" |
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| Related terms: | unreality | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (meteorology) make overcast or cloudy | |
| Synonyms: | overcast | |
| Examples: | "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches." |
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| Related terms: | clear_up darken fog_up haze overcloud overcloud cloudiness cloudiness | |
| 6. | [ verb ] make less visible or unclear | |
| Synonyms: | obscure befog haze_over fog mist obnubilate becloud | |
| Examples: | "The stars are obscured by the clouds" |
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| Related terms: | hide overshadow daze | |
| 7. | [ verb ] make gloomy or depressed | |
| Examples: | "Their faces were clouded with sadness" |
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| Related terms: | affect | |
| 8. | [ verb ] make milky or dull | |
| Examples: | "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added" |
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| Related terms: | dull | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (biology,zoology) a group of many insects | |
| Synonyms: | swarm | |
| Examples: | "a swarm of insects obscured the light" "a cloud of butterflies" |
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| Related terms: | animal_group infestation insect teem | |
| 10. | [ verb ] place under suspicion or cast doubt upon | |
| Synonyms: | sully corrupt taint defile | |
| Examples: | "sully someone's reputation" |
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| Related terms: | mar | |
| 11. | [ verb ] colour with streaks or blotches of different shades | |
| Synonyms: | dapple mottle | |
| Related terms: | spot harlequin stipple spot | |
| 12. | [ noun ] a cause of worry or gloom or trouble | |
| Examples: | "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French" |
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| Related terms: | gloom | |
| 13. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2306 | |
| 14. | [ noun ] suspicion affecting your reputation | |
| Examples: | "after that mistake he was under a cloud" |
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| Related terms: | suspicion defile | |
| Similar spelling: |
cloudy Claud Claude clod Claudio Claudie Claudia clad Clyde Clute Cloyd clout clade Clotho clawed |
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