Definitions for cloud

Definitions for (noun) cloud

Main entry: cloud, swarm

Definition: a group of many things in the air or on the ground

Usage: a swarm of insects obscured the light; clouds of blossoms; it discharged a cloud of spores


Main entry: cloud

Definition: a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude


Main entry: cloud

Definition: any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible


Main entry: cloud

Definition: out of touch with reality

Usage: his head was in the clouds


Main entry: cloud

Definition: suspicion affecting your reputation

Usage: after that mistake he was under a cloud


Main entry: cloud

Definition: a cause of worry or gloom or trouble

Usage: the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French


Definitions for (verb) cloud

Main entry: cloud

Definition: make milky or dull

Usage: The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added


Main entry: dapple, mottle, cloud

Definition: colour with streaks or blotches of different shades


Main entry: cloud

Definition: make less clear

Usage: the stroke clouded memories of her youth


Main entry: corrupt, defile, sully, taint, cloud

Definition: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

Usage: sully someone's reputation


Main entry: cloud

Definition: make gloomy or depressed

Usage: Their faces were clouded with sadness


Main entry: cloud

Definition: billow up in the form of a cloud

Usage: The smoke clouded above the houses


Main entry: obnubilate, obscure, mist, befog, becloud, cloud, fog, haze over

Definition: make less visible or unclear

Usage: The stars are obscured by the clouds; the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley


Main entry: cloud, overcast

Definition: make overcast or cloudy

Usage: Fall weather often overcasts our beaches


Visual thesaurus for cloud