1. (noun)cloud any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
2. (noun)cloud a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
3. (noun)cloud out of touch with reality "his head was in the clouds"
4. (noun)cloud a cause of worry or gloom or trouble "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"
5. (noun)cloud suspicion affecting your reputation "after that mistake he was under a cloud"
6. (noun)swarm, cloud 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"
7. (verb)overcast, cloud makeovercast or cloudy "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"
8. (verb)obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist make less visible or unclear "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
9. (verb)cloud billow up in the form of a cloud "The smoke clouded above the houses"
10. (verb)cloud make gloomy or depressed "Their faces were clouded with sadness"
11. (verb)defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud place under suspicion or castdoubt upon "sully someone's reputation"
12. (verb)cloud make less clear "the stroke clouded memories of her youth"
13. (verb)mottle, dapple, cloud colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
14. (verb)cloud make milky or dull "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"
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