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cloud C0420200 (kloud)n.1. a. A visible body of very fine water droplets or ice particles suspended in the atmosphere at altitudes ranging up to several miles above sea level.b. A mass of particles or droplets, as of dust, smoke, or steam, suspended in the atmosphere or existing in outer space.2. a. A large moving body of things in the air or on the ground; a swarm: a cloud of locusts.b. A collection of particles or other small entities: an electron cloud; a cloud of spores.c. An opaque mass of particles suspended in water: a cloud of silt in the pond.3. A dark region or blemish, as on a polished stone.4. A state or cause of sadness, worry, or anger: At the bad news a cloud fell over the celebration.5. A state or cause of confusion or misunderstanding: writing made difficult by a cloud of jargon.6. A state or cause of suspicion or disgrace: A cloud of mistrust lingers among the signers of the treaty.7. a. A large area of coordinated wireless internet service.b. The collection of data and services available through the internet: stored company data in the cloud.v. cloud·ed, cloud·ing, clouds v.tr.1. a. To cover or obscure with clouds: We could not see the moon because the sky was clouded over.b. To make less clear or transparent: Smoke clouded the sky. Steam clouded the windows.2. a. To make sorrowful, troubled, or angry: a bad memory that clouded his spirits.b. To cause to appear sorrowful, troubled, or angry: Worry clouded her face.3. a. To make difficult to know or understand; make obscure or uncertain: The economic downturn clouded the future of the project.b. To confuse: Don't let your resentments cloud your judgment.4. To cast aspersions on; sully: Scandal clouded the officer's reputation.v.intr.1. a. To become cloudy or overcast: The sky clouded over.b. To become dark, obscure, or less transparent: The water in the tank clouded up.2. To show sorrow, worry, or anger: His face clouded at the news.Idioms: in the clouds Impractical. under a cloud Under suspicion or in a state of disgrace.
[Middle English, hill, cloud, from Old English clūd, rock, hill.]
cloud′less adj.Thesaurus| Noun | 1.clouding - the process whereby water particles become visible in the skyclouding upevaporation, vaporisation, vaporization, vapour, vapor - the process of becoming a vapor |
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clouding (klowd′ing) 1. Making, becoming, or being unclear or incoherent.2. Making obscure or indistinct. clouding
Synonyms for cloudingnoun the process whereby water particles become visible in the skySynonymsRelated Words- evaporation
- vaporisation
- vaporization
- vapour
- vapor
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