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Dictionary definition for: Cloud

1. (n) any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

2. (v) make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"

3. (n) a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude

4. (v) make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"

5. (n) out of touch with reality; "his head was in the clouds"

6. (v) billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses"

7. (n) a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"

8. (v) make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness"

9. (n) suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud"

10. (v) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone''s reputation"

11. (n) a group of many insects; "a swarm of insects obscured the light" "a cloud of butterflies"

12. (v) colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

13. (v) make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"

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