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cloud

10 definitions • 13 examples
1
a grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops of water:

Examples:

rain cloud Do you think those are rain clouds on the horizon?
The sky was a perfect blue - not a cloud in sight.
Dark clouds massed on the horizon.
UK There was so much cloud, we couldn't see anything.
2
a mass of something such as dust or smoke that looks like a cloud:

Examples:

cloud of On the eastern horizon, a huge cloud of smoke from burning oil tanks stretched across the sky.
The initial cloud of tear gas had hardly cleared before shots were fired.
3

Examples:

All the photographs are kept on the cloud rather than on hard drives.
4
If something transparent clouds, or if something clouds it, it becomes difficult to see through.
5
to make someone confused, or make something more difficult to understand:

Examples:

cloud someone's memory When it came to explaining the lipstick on his collar, he found that drink had clouded (= confused) his memory.
6
a white or gray mass of very small drops of water or ice that float in the sky:

Examples:

[ C ] Those dark clouds look like we’re going to get some rain.
7
A cloud is also a mass of something, such as dust or smoke, that moves together:

Examples:

The distant cloud of dust in the valley announced the approach of a car.
8
A cloud is also something which causes sadness or fear:

Examples:

[ C ] After the diagnosis of cancer, she lived under a cloud.
9
to fill with clouds or with something that looks like a cloud:

Examples:

[ T ] Smoke clouded the sky.
10
If something clouds a situation or feeling, it makes it less clear:

Examples:

The fact that Jack was an old friend clouded her judgment.

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