Cloud - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |klaʊd|  American pronunciation of the word cloud
Brit.  |klaʊd|  British pronunciation of the word cloud

noun

- any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
- a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
- out of touch with reality
his head was in the clouds
- a cause of worry or gloom or trouble
the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French
- suspicion affecting your reputation
after that mistake he was under a cloud
- a group of many things in the air or on the ground (syn: swarm)
clouds of blossoms
it discharged a cloud of spores

verb

- make overcast or cloudy (syn: overcast)
- make less visible or unclear (syn: becloud, befog, fog, mist, obscure)
The stars are obscured by the clouds
- billow up in the form of a cloud
The smoke clouded above the houses
- make gloomy or depressed
Their faces were clouded with sadness
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon (syn: corrupt, defile, sully, taint)
- make less clear
the stroke clouded memories of her youth
- colour with streaks or blotches of different shades (syn: dapple, mottle)
- make milky or dull
The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added

Extra examples

The sun is shining and there's not a cloud in the sky.

It stopped raining and the sun poked through the clouds.

The team has been under a cloud since its members were caught cheating.

There's a cloud of controversy hanging over the election.

These new ideas only cloud the issue further.

The final years of her life were clouded by illness.

The sky became dark with clouds and it began to rain heavily.

Clouds are commonly classified in four kinds, cirrus, cumulus, stratus, and nimbus.

The sky has clouded over, we shan't see the sun again today.

Mary's face clouded over when she heard the bad news about her mother's operation.

The windows have clouded over in the steam.

The backs were gilt or rather clouded with gold.

Dark clouds floated across the moon.

Heavy clouds had gathered over the summit of Mont Blanc.

Visibility was bad due to low cloud.

Phrasal verbs

cloud over  — become covered with clouds
cloud up  — become covered with clouds

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: cloud
he/she/it: clouds
present participle: clouding
past tense: clouded
past participle: clouded
noun
singular: cloud
plural: clouds
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