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cloud
noun(cloud)a group of many things in the air or on the ground
Synonyms: swarm,
Examples:
Clouds of blossoms.
It discharged a cloud of spores.
It discharged a cloud of spores.
cloud
verb(cloud)make less visible or unclear
Examples:
The stars are obscured by the clouds.
cloud
noun(cloud)a cause of worry or gloom or trouble
Examples:
The only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French.
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noun(cloud)any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
cloud
noun(cloud)a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
cloud
verb(cloud)billow up in the form of a cloud
Examples:
The smoke clouded above the houses.
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verb(cloud)make gloomy or depressed
Examples:
Their faces were clouded with sadness.
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verb(cloud)make less clear
Examples:
The stroke clouded memories of her youth.
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verb(cloud)make milky or dull
Examples:
The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added.
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noun(cloud)out of touch with reality
Examples:
His head was in the clouds.
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noun(cloud)suspicion affecting your reputation
Examples:
After that mistake he was under a cloud.