cloud meaning and definition

CLOUD noun

Definition of cloud (noun)

1. any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
2. a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
3. out of touch with reality
   • "his head was in the clouds"
4. a cause of worry or gloom or trouble
   • "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"
5. suspicion affecting your reputation
   • "after that mistake he was under a cloud"
6. a group of many things in the air or on the ground
   • "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"
   • synonyms: swarm

CLOUD verb

Definition of cloud (verb)

1. make overcast or cloudy
   • "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"
   • synonyms: overcast
   • antonym: brighten
2. make less visible or unclear
   • "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
   • synonyms: becloud, befog, fog, haze over, mist, obnubilate, obscure
3. billow up in the form of a cloud
   • "The smoke clouded above the houses"
4. make gloomy or depressed
   • "Their faces were clouded with sadness"
5. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
   • "sully someone's reputation"
   • synonyms: corrupt, defile, sully, taint
6. make less clear
   • "the stroke clouded memories of her youth"
7. colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
   • synonyms: dapple, mottle
8. make milky or dull
   • "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"