cloud

/klaud/
Noun
  1. a group of many things in the air or on the ground
    • a swarm of insects obscured the light
    • clouds of blossoms
    • it discharged a cloud of spores
  2. suspicion affecting your reputation
    • after that mistake he was under a cloud
  3. a cause of worry or gloom or trouble
    • the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French
  4. out of touch with reality
    • his head was in the clouds
  5. a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
  6. any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
Verb
  1. make milky or dull
    • The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added
  2. colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
  3. make less clear
    • the stroke clouded memories of her youth
  4. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
    • sully someone's reputation
  5. make gloomy or depressed
    • Their faces were clouded with sadness
  6. billow up in the form of a cloud
    • The smoke clouded above the houses
  7. make less visible or unclear
    • The stars are obscured by the clouds
    • the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
  8. make overcast or cloudy
    • Fall weather often overcasts our beaches

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A single white cloud floats in the bright blue sky.