CLOUD
Scrabble letter values: C3L1O1U1D2 = 8
Definition
- noun any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible.
- noun a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude.
- noun out of touch with reality.
- noun a cause of worry or gloom or trouble.
- noun suspicion affecting your reputation.
- noun a group of many things in the air or on the ground. — synonyms: swarm
- verb make overcast or cloudy. — synonyms: overcast
- verb make less visible or unclear. — synonyms: obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze_over, fog, mist
- verb billow up in the form of a cloud.
- verb make gloomy or depressed.
- verb place under suspicion or cast doubt upon. — synonyms: defile, sully, corrupt, taint
- verb make less clear.
- verb colour with streaks or blotches of different shades. — synonyms: mottle, dapple
- verb make milky or dull.
Examples
- “his head was in the clouds”
- “the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French”
- “after that mistake he was under a cloud”