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cloud

/ˈklaʊ̯d/noun, verb1 syllable

Cloud means: make less visible or unclear.

Synonyms for cloud29

noun, as in a group of many things in the air or on the ground

verb, as in make less visible or unclear

obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, mist

verb, as in place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

defile, sully, corrupt, taint

verb, as in colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

mottle, dapple

verb, as in make overcast or cloudy

overcast

also used for cloud

gloom, bedarken, bedim, begloom, engloom, besmirch, denigrate, stain, assassinate, asperse, backbite, badmouth, befoul, belibel

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What does cloud mean?14

verb

1

make less visible or unclear“The stars are obscured by the clouds”

2

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon“sully someone's reputation”

3

colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

4

make overcast or cloudy“Fall weather often overcasts our beaches”

5

billow up in the form of a cloud“The smoke clouded above the houses”

6

make gloomy or depressed“Their faces were clouded with sadness”

7

make less clear“the stroke clouded memories of her youth”

8

make milky or dull“The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added”

noun

1

a group of many things in the air or on the ground“a swarm of insects obscured the light”

2

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

3

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

4

out of touch with reality“his head was in the clouds”

5

a cause of worry or gloom or trouble“the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French”

6

suspicion affecting your reputation“after that mistake he was under a cloud”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cloud?10

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Cloud in a sentence

  • Today there isn't a cloud in the sky, what a blue sky!unknown
  • A nebula is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases.ajdavidl
  • By a rain cloud, the sun against it, appears a rainbow.jimkillock
  • There's a bright, sunlit part of every cloud.pip
  • Viewed from a distance, the island looked like a cloud.AlanF_US
  • The cloud has passed, and the sun is beating down once more.sundown
  • The sadness lingers like a cloud, blocking out any joy from my heart.Nuel
  • The car passed by, raising a cloud of dust behind it.orcrist

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of cloud

as a noun

plural
clouds

as a verb

past tense
clouded
present participle
clouding
third-person singular
clouds
past participle
clouded