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Cloud

/kloud/

noun
- 1. a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground: "the sun had disappeared behind a cloud"
- ▪ an indistinct or billowing mass, especially of smoke or dust: "a cloud of dust" Similar massbillowpallshroudmantleblanketlayersheetcurtaincanopy
- ▪ a large number of insects or birds moving together: "clouds of orange butterflies" Similar swarmflockflighthivecoveydroveherdmassmultitudehosthordethrongcrowd
- ▪ a vague patch of color in or on a liquid or transparent surface.
- 2. a state or cause of gloom, suspicion, trouble, or worry: "a black cloud hung over their lives" Similar threatmenaceshadowspecterblightgloomdarknesschillpalltroubleproblemworry
- ▪ a frowning or depressed look: "a cloud passed over Jessica's face"
- 3. networked computing facilities providing remote data storage and processing services via the internet: "once you are logged in to your cloud storage space, you can upload files to it and share them with others"
verb
- 1. (of the sky) become overcast with clouds: "the blue skies clouded over abruptly" Similar become cloudycloud overbecome overcastbecome gloomygrow dimlourblackendarkendimOpposite clear
- ▪ darken (the sky) with clouds: "the western sky was still clouded"
- 2. make or become less clear or transparent: "blood pumped out, clouding the water" Similar make cloudymake murkydirtydarkenblackenroilrileOpposite clear
- ▪ make (a matter or mental process) unclear or uncertain; confuse: "don't allow your personal feelings to cloud your judgment" Similar confusemuddlemake unclearobscurefogbefogmuddyblurOpposite clarify
- ▪ spoil or mar (something): "the general election was clouded by violence"
- 3. (of someone's face or eyes) show worry, sorrow, or anger: "his expression clouded over"
- ▪ (of such an emotion such as worry, sorrow, or anger) show in (someone's face): "suspicion clouded her face"
Word Origin Old Englishclūd ‘mass of rock or earth’; probably related to clot. cloud (sense 1 of the noun) dates from Middle English.
Derivatives
- 1. cloudlet noun
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