cloud /klæʊd/
1. any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
synset: cloud
2. a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
synset: cloud
3. out of touch with reality; "his head was in the clouds"
synset: cloud
4. a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"
synset: cloud
5. suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud"
synset: 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"
1. make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"
antonym: clear_up, clear, light_up, brighten
2. make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
synset: obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze_over, fog, cloud, mist
3. billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses"
synset: cloud
4. make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness"
synset: cloud
5. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
synset: defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud
6. make less clear; "the stroke clouded memories of her youth"
synset: cloud
7. colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
8. make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"
synset: cloud
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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