CLOUD

/klaʊd/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 11

Definition

  1. noun any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible.
  2. noun a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude.
  3. noun out of touch with reality.
  4. noun a cause of worry or gloom or trouble.
  5. noun suspicion affecting your reputation.
  6. noun a group of many things in the air or on the ground. — synonyms: swarm
  7. verb make overcast or cloudy. — synonyms: overcast
  8. verb make less visible or unclear. — synonyms: obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze_over, fog, mist
  9. verb billow up in the form of a cloud.
  10. verb make gloomy or depressed.
  11. verb place under suspicion or cast doubt upon. — synonyms: defile, sully, corrupt, taint
  12. verb make less clear.
  13. verb colour with streaks or blotches of different shades. — synonyms: mottle, dapple
  14. verb make milky or dull.

Examples

  • “He opened the door and was greeted by a cloud of bats.”
  • “The comic-book character's thoughts appeared in a cloud above his head.”
  • “The glass clouds when you breathe on it.”

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