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   cloud

   /klaʊd/

   noun

   • 1. a visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the general level of the ground: "the sun had disappeared behind a cloud"
   • ▪ an indistinct or billowing mass, especially of smoke or dust: "a cloud of dust" Similar massbillowpallshroudmantleblanketlayersheetcurtaincanopy
   • ▪ a large number of insects or birds moving together: "clouds of orange butterflies" Similar swarmflockflighthivecoveydroveherdmassmultitudehosthordethrongcrowd
   • ▪ an opaque patch within a transparent substance.
   • 2. used to refer to a state or cause of gloom, suspicion, trouble, or worry: "the only cloud on the immediate horizon is raising a mortgage" Similar threatmenaceshadowspectreblightgloomdarknesschillpalltroubleproblemworry
   • ▪ a frowning or depressed look: "a cloud passed over Jessica's face"
   • 3. networked computing facilities providing remote data storage and processing services via the internet: "there's a rich, complex, shared data store in the cloud"

   verb

   • 1. (of the sky) become overcast or gloomy: "the blue skies clouded over abruptly" Similar become cloudycloud overbecome overcastbecome gloomygrow dimlourblackendarkendimOpposite clear
   • ▪ darken (the sky) with cloud: "the western sky was still clouded"
   • 2. make or become less clear or transparent: "blood pumped out, clouding the water" Similar make cloudymake murkydirtydarkenblackenroilrileOpposite clear
   • ▪ make (a matter or mental process) unclear or uncertain: "don't allow your personal feelings to cloud your judgement" Similar confusemuddlemake unclearobscurefogbefogmuddyblurOpposite clarify
   • ▪ spoil (something): "the general election was clouded by violence"
   • 3. (of someone's face or eyes) show an emotion such as worry, sorrow, or anger: "his expression clouded over"
   • ▪ (of an emotion such as worry, sorrow, or anger) show in (someone's face): "suspicion clouded her face"

   Word Origin Old Englishclūd ‘mass of rock or earth’; probably related to clot. cloud (sense 1 of the noun) dates from Middle English.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cloudlet noun

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