Definition of Cloud
Noun: cloud klawd
- A visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
- Any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
- Out of touch with reality
"his head was in the clouds"
- A cause of worry, 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
"clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores";
- swarm
- (internet) the internet for connection to remote servers regarded as a space for processing and storage, the focus of cloud computing
- Make cloudy
"Fall weather often clouds our beaches";
- overcast
- Make less visible or unclear
"The stars are obscured by the clouds";
- obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, mist
- 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
"cloud someone's reputation";
- defile, sully, corrupt, taint
- Make less clear
"the stroke clouded memories of her youth"
- Colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
- mottle, dapple
- Make milky or dull
"The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"
See also:
cloturing
cloudberries
Anagrams containing the word cloud