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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cloud /klaʊd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Meteorologya white or gray mass of particles of water or ice in the air:The clouds blocked the sun.
- any similar mass, esp. of smoke or dust:clouds of smoke.
- a great number of insects, etc., flying in a group that resembles such a mass.
- anything that causes fear, suspicion, etc.:Everyone could see the clouds of war beginning to gather.
v. - to cover with or as if with clouds: [~ + object]Steam had clouded the mirror.[no object]The mirror clouded with steam.
- to make sad or gloomy:[~ + object]The death of her father clouded the publication of her book.
- [~ + object] to confuse;
make hard to understand: Don't try to cloud the issue with unnecessary details. - to reveal distress, anxiety, etc., in (a part of one's face): [~ + object]Worry clouded his brow.[no object* ~ (+ over)]Her brow clouded (over) with anger.
Idioms- Idioms have one's head in the clouds:
- to be lost in thought;
be daydreaming. - to be impractical.
- Idioms, Informal Terms on a cloud or on cloud nine, [be + ~] very happy;
in high spirits:I was on cloud nine when she said she would marry me. - Idioms under a cloud, in disgrace;
under suspicion:He's still under a cloud from his earlier conviction for robbery. cloud•less, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cloud (kloud),USA pronunciation n. - Meteorologya visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- any similar mass, esp. of smoke or dust.
- a dim or obscure area in something otherwise clear or transparent.
- a patch or spot differing in color from the surrounding surface.
- anything that obscures or darkens something, or causes gloom, trouble, suspicion, disgrace, etc.
- a great number of insects, birds, etc., flying together:a cloud of locusts obscuring the sun.
- Idioms in the clouds:
- in a condition of absent-mindedness;
lost in reverie. - impractical:Their schemes are usually up in the clouds.
- on a cloud, [Informal.]exceedingly happy;
in high spirits:On the night of the prom the seniors were on a cloud. - Idioms under a cloud, in disgrace;
under suspicion:After going bankrupt he left town under a cloud. v.t. - to overspread or cover with, or as with, a cloud or clouds:The smoke from the fire clouded the sun from view.
- to overshadow;
obscure; darken:The hardships of war cloud his childhood memories. - to make gloomy.
- (of distress, anxiety, etc.) to reveal itself in (a part of one's face):Worry clouded his brow.
- to make obscure or indistinct;
confuse:Don't cloud the issue with unnecessary details. - to place under suspicion, disgrace, etc.
- to variegate with patches of another color.
v.i. - to grow cloudy;
become clouded. - (of a part of one's face) to reveal one's distress, anxiety, etc.:His brow clouded with anger.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English clūd rock, hill; probably akin to clod
cloud′like′, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vapor.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged swarm, horde, multitude, throng, host, crowd, army.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Cloud, fog, haze, mist differ somewhat in their figurative uses. Cloud connotes esp. daydreaming:His mind is in the clouds.Fog and haze connote esp. bewilderment or confusion:to go around in a fog(haze). Mist has an emotional connotation and suggests tears:a mist in one's eyes.
- 14.See corresponding entry in Unabridged muddle, distort.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cloud /klaʊd/ n - a mass of water or ice particles visible in the sky, usually white or grey, from which rain or snow falls when the particles coagulate
- any collection of particles visible in the air, esp of smoke or dust
- something that darkens, threatens, or carries gloom
- a cloudlike blemish in a transparent stone
- in the clouds ⇒ not in contact with reality
- under a cloud ⇒ under reproach or suspicion
- in a state of gloom or bad temper
- on cloud nine ⇒ informal elated; very happy
vb - when intr, often followed by over or up: to make or become cloudy, overcast, or indistinct
- (transitive) to make obscure; darken
- to make or become gloomy or depressed
- (transitive) to place under or render liable to suspicion or disgrace
- to render (liquids) milky or dull or (of liquids) to become milky or dull
Etymology: 13th Century (in the sense: a mass of vapour): from Old English clūd rock, hill; probably related to clodˈcloudless adj ˈcloudlessly adv ˈcloudlessness n |