Cloud - Definition

n 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" [syn: swarm, cloud]
v 1: make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our
beaches" [syn: overcast, cloud] [ant: brighten,
clear, clear up, light up]
2: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the
clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
[syn: obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze
over, fog, cloud, mist]
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" [syn: defile, sully, corrupt, taint,
cloud]
6: make less clear; "the stroke clouded memories of her youth"
7: colour with streaks or blotches of different shades [syn:
mottle, dapple, cloud]
8: make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which
it was added"