cloudˈing noun

A cloudy appearance

Growing dim

cloudˈless adjective

Unclouded, clear

cloudˈlessly adverb

cloudˈlet noun

A little cloud

cloudˈscape noun

A view or picture of clouds

cloudˈy adjective

1. Darkened with, or consisting of, clouds
2. Obscure
3. Gloomy
4. Stained with dark spots
5. (of liquid) lacking (proper or expected) clarity or limpidity

cloud base noun

1. The undersurface of a cloud or clouds
2. The height of this above sea level

cloudˈberry noun

A rosaceous plant of N America and N Europe, related to the bramble, usu found on high open moorland, with an orange-red sweet-flavoured berry

cloudˈ-built adjective

Made of clouds, unsubstantial

cloudˈburst noun

A sudden downpour of rain over a small area

cloudˈ-capt adjective (Shakespeare)

Capped with or touching the clouds

cloud ceiling noun

The height of the cloud base above the ground

cloud chamber noun (physics)

An apparatus in which the path of high-energy charged particles is made visible by means of droplets condensed on gas ions

cloudˈ-compelling adjective

Driving or collecting the clouds, an epithet of Zeus

cloud computing noun (computing)

Computing in which data and services are not held by the user but stored on the Internet for use when needed

cloud-cuckˈoo-land or cloudˈland or cloudˈtown noun

An imaginary situation or land, esp as the product of impractical or wishful thinking

clouded leopard noun

An arboreal cat (Neofelis nebulosa) smaller than a leopard

clouded yellow noun

Any butterfly of the family Pieridae having yellowish wings and black margins

cloud forest noun

An area of high-altitude tropical forest characterized by permanent cloud cover

cloudˈ-kissing adjective (Shakespeare)

Touching the clouds

cloudˈ-seeding noun

The induction of rainfall by scattering particles, eg dry ice, silver iodide, on clouds from aircraft

cloudˈ-topped adjective

Covered with or touching the clouds

in the clouds

Out of touch with reality

on cloud nine (informal)

Extremely pleased or happy

under a cloud

In trouble, disgrace or disfavour

with one's head in the clouds

In a dreamy impractical way or state