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Meaning of 'cloud'
Meaning of 'cloud' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Cloud 
[ n.]
- A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles,
suspended in the upper atmosphere. [ n.]- A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor.
- A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title.
- That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect.
- A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection.
- A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head.
2. Cloud [ v. i.]
- To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; -- often
used with up. [ v. i.]3. Cloud [ v. t.]
- To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky
is clouded. [ v. t.]- To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen.
- To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; -- esp. used of reputation or character.
- To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn.
Meaning of 'cloud' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. cloud [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a group of many things in the air or on the ground
- a group of many things in the air or on the ground
Example in sentence:
- a swarm of insects obscured the light;
- clouds of blossoms;
- it discharged a cloud of spores
Meaning (2):
- suspicion affecting your reputation
- suspicion affecting your reputation
Example in sentence:
- after that mistake he was under a cloud
Meaning (3):
- out of touch with reality
- out of touch with reality
Example in sentence:
- his head was in the clouds
Meaning (4):
- a cause of worry or gloom or trouble
- a cause of worry or gloom or trouble
Example in sentence:
- the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French
2. cloud [ v]
[ v]Meaning (5):
- make overcast or cloudy
- make overcast or cloudy
Example in sentence:
- Fall weather often overcasts our beaches
Meaning (6):
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
Example in sentence:
- sully someone's reputation
Meaning (7):
- make milky or dull
- make milky or dull
Example in sentence:
- The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added
Meaning (8):
- billow up in the form of a cloud
- billow up in the form of a cloud
Example in sentence:
- The smoke clouded above the houses
Meaning (9):
- make less visible or unclear
- make less visible or unclear
Example in sentence:
- the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley;
- The stars are obscured by the clouds
Meaning (10):
- make less clear
- make less clear
Example in sentence:
- the stroke clouded memories of her youth
Meaning (11):
- make gloomy or depressed
- make gloomy or depressed
Example in sentence:
- Their faces were clouded with sadness
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