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v. make dim, obscure; darken, make gloomy; cover with clouds; become cloudy n. white puffy collection of water in the sky; shade, shadow | ||||
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Cloud Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Cloud
(v. t.)
To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded.
(v. t.)
To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn.
(v. t.)
To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen.
(v. t.)
To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; -- esp. used of reputation or character.
(v. i.)
To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; -- often used with up.
(n.)
That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect.
(n.)
A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor.
(n.)
A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head.
(n.)
A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection.
(n.)
A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title.
(n.)
A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.
(v. t.)
To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded.
(v. t.)
To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn.
(v. t.)
To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen.
(v. t.)
To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; -- esp. used of reputation or character.
(v. i.)
To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; -- often used with up.
(n.)
That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect.
(n.)
A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor.
(n.)
A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head.
(n.)
A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection.
(n.)
A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title.
(n.)
A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.
| WordNet 2.0 |
cloud
Noun
1. any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
(hypernym) physical phenomenon
(hyponym) coma
2. a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
(hypernym) atmospheric phenomenon
(hyponym) cirrocumulus, cirrocumulus cloud
(part-holonym) sky
(substance-meronym) water vapor, water vapour
(derivation) overcast
3. out of touch with reality; "his head was in the clouds"
(hypernym) unreality, irreality
4. a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"
(hypernym) gloom, gloominess, glumness
5. suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud"
(hypernym) suspicion
(derivation) defile, sully, corrupt, taint
6. a group of many insects; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "a cloud of butterflies"
(synonym) swarm
(hypernym) animal group
(hyponym) infestation, plague
(member-meronym) insect
Verb
1. make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"
(synonym) overcast
(hypernym) darken
(hyponym) fog up
(see-also) overcloud, cloud over, cloud up
2. make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
(synonym) obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, mist
(hypernym) hide, conceal
(hyponym) overshadow
3. billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses"
(hypernym) billow, wallow
4. make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness"
(hypernym) affect, impress, move, strike
5. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
(synonym) defile, sully, corrupt, taint
(hypernym) mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate
6. colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
(synonym) mottle, dapple
(hypernym) spot
(hyponym) harlequin
7. make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"
(hypernym) dull
Noun
1. any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
(hypernym) physical phenomenon
(hyponym) coma
2. a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
(hypernym) atmospheric phenomenon
(hyponym) cirrocumulus, cirrocumulus cloud
(part-holonym) sky
(substance-meronym) water vapor, water vapour
(derivation) overcast
3. out of touch with reality; "his head was in the clouds"
(hypernym) unreality, irreality
4. a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"
(hypernym) gloom, gloominess, glumness
5. suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud"
(hypernym) suspicion
(derivation) defile, sully, corrupt, taint
6. a group of many insects; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "a cloud of butterflies"
(synonym) swarm
(hypernym) animal group
(hyponym) infestation, plague
(member-meronym) insect
Verb
1. make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"
(synonym) overcast
(hypernym) darken
(hyponym) fog up
(see-also) overcloud, cloud over, cloud up
2. make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
(synonym) obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, mist
(hypernym) hide, conceal
(hyponym) overshadow
3. billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses"
(hypernym) billow, wallow
4. make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness"
(hypernym) affect, impress, move, strike
5. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
(synonym) defile, sully, corrupt, taint
(hypernym) mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate
6. colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
(synonym) mottle, dapple
(hypernym) spot
(hyponym) harlequin
7. make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"
(hypernym) dull
| Australian Slang |
Cloud-suck
(hang-gliding) increase of lift often found at the base of a cloud, sometimes strong enough to cause a glider to unavoidably enter the cloud
(hang-gliding) increase of lift often found at the base of a cloud, sometimes strong enough to cause a glider to unavoidably enter the cloud
Land of the long white cloud
New Zealand (translation of Maori “ao tea roa”)
| Anagram |
cloud
could
could
| hEnglish - advanced version |
cloud
cloud
\cloud\ (kloud), n. [prob. fr. as. clūd a rock or hillock, the application arising from the frequent resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or air.]
1. a collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere. i do set my bow in the cloud. ix. 13.
note: a classification of clouds according to their chief forms was first proposed by the meteorologist howard, and this is still substantially employed. the following varieties and subvarieties are recognized: (a) cirrus. this is the most elevated of all the forms of clouds; is thin, long-drawn, sometimes looking like carded wool or hair, sometimes like a brush or room, sometimes in curl-like or fleecelike patches. it is the cat's-tail of the sailor, and the mare's-tail of the landsman. (b) cumulus. this form appears in large masses of a hemispherical form, or nearly so, above, but flat below, one often piled above another, forming great clouds, common in the summer, and presenting the appearance of gigantic mountains crowned with snow. it often affords rain and thunder gusts. (c) stratus. this form appears in layers or bands extending horizontally. (d) nimbus. this form is characterized by its uniform gray tint and ragged edges; it covers the sky in seasons of continued rain, as in easterly storms, and is the proper rain cloud. the name is sometimes used to denote a raining cumulus, or cumulostratus. (e) cirro-cumulus. this form consists, like the cirrus, of thin, broken, fleecelice clouds, but the parts are more or less rounded and regulary grouped. it is popularly called mackerel sky. (f) cirro-stratus. in this form the patches of cirrus coalesce in long strata, between cirrus and stratus. (g) cumulo-stratus. a form between cumulus and stratus, often assuming at the horizon a black or bluish tint. -- fog, cloud, motionless, or nearly so, lying near or in contact with the earth's surface. -- storm scud, cloud lying quite low, without form, and driven rapidly with the wind.
2. a mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor. "a thick cloud of incense." viii. 11.
3. a dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title.
4. that which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect.
5. a great crowd or multitude; a vast collection. "so great a cloud of witnesses." xii. 1.
6. a large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head.
cloud
on a (or the)
similar words(19)
cloud on a
nimbus cloud
wilson cloud chamber
red cloud
twain cloud
cloud chamber
to be under a cloud
black magellanic cloud
war cloud
rain cloud
cumulonimbus cloud
cloud-built
cloud nine
cloud-compeller
large magellanic cloud
cloud-covered
cloud cover
cloud-capped
cloud-burst
cloud
\cloud\ (kloud), n. [prob. fr. as. clūd a rock or hillock, the application arising from the frequent resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or air.]
1. a collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere. i do set my bow in the cloud. ix. 13.
note: a classification of clouds according to their chief forms was first proposed by the meteorologist howard, and this is still substantially employed. the following varieties and subvarieties are recognized: (a) cirrus. this is the most elevated of all the forms of clouds; is thin, long-drawn, sometimes looking like carded wool or hair, sometimes like a brush or room, sometimes in curl-like or fleecelike patches. it is the cat's-tail of the sailor, and the mare's-tail of the landsman. (b) cumulus. this form appears in large masses of a hemispherical form, or nearly so, above, but flat below, one often piled above another, forming great clouds, common in the summer, and presenting the appearance of gigantic mountains crowned with snow. it often affords rain and thunder gusts. (c) stratus. this form appears in layers or bands extending horizontally. (d) nimbus. this form is characterized by its uniform gray tint and ragged edges; it covers the sky in seasons of continued rain, as in easterly storms, and is the proper rain cloud. the name is sometimes used to denote a raining cumulus, or cumulostratus. (e) cirro-cumulus. this form consists, like the cirrus, of thin, broken, fleecelice clouds, but the parts are more or less rounded and regulary grouped. it is popularly called mackerel sky. (f) cirro-stratus. in this form the patches of cirrus coalesce in long strata, between cirrus and stratus. (g) cumulo-stratus. a form between cumulus and stratus, often assuming at the horizon a black or bluish tint. -- fog, cloud, motionless, or nearly so, lying near or in contact with the earth's surface. -- storm scud, cloud lying quite low, without form, and driven rapidly with the wind.
2. a mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor. "a thick cloud of incense." viii. 11.
3. a dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title.
4. that which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect.
5. a great crowd or multitude; a vast collection. "so great a cloud of witnesses." xii. 1.
6. a large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head.
cloud
on a (or the)
similar words(19)
cloud on a
nimbus cloud
wilson cloud chamber
red cloud
twain cloud
cloud chamber
to be under a cloud
black magellanic cloud
war cloud
rain cloud
cumulonimbus cloud
cloud-built
cloud nine
cloud-compeller
large magellanic cloud
cloud-covered
cloud cover
cloud-capped
cloud-burst
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
cloud
néal, scamall, smál
néal, scamall, smál
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Cwmwl
Cwmwl = n. a cloud
Cwmwl = n. a cloud
Nifwl
Nifwl = n. a mist, a cloud
Niwlen
Niwlen = n. a small mist, a cloud
Cloud Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WEATHER&METEOROLOGY |
CLOUD
A visible collection of minute particle matter, such as water droplets and/or ice crystals, in the free air. A cloud forms in the atmosphere as a result of condensation of water vapor. Condensation nuclei, such as in smoke or dust particles, form a surface upon which water vapor can condense.
A visible collection of minute particle matter, such as water droplets and/or ice crystals, in the free air. A cloud forms in the atmosphere as a result of condensation of water vapor. Condensation nuclei, such as in smoke or dust particles, form a surface upon which water vapor can condense.
| Physical Geography Terms and Meanings |
Cloud
A collection of tiny particles of liquid or solid water occurring above the Earth's surface. Clouds are classified accord to their height of occurrence and shape. The major types of clouds include: Cirrus, Cirrocumulus, Cirrostratus, Altocumulus, Altostratus, Nimbostratus, Stratocumulus, Stratus, Cumulus, and Cumulonimbus.
A collection of tiny particles of liquid or solid water occurring above the Earth's surface. Clouds are classified accord to their height of occurrence and shape. The major types of clouds include: Cirrus, Cirrocumulus, Cirrostratus, Altocumulus, Altostratus, Nimbostratus, Stratocumulus, Stratus, Cumulus, and Cumulonimbus.
Cloud Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Easton's Bible Dictionary |
Cloud
The Hebrew so rendered means "a covering," because clouds cover the sky. The word is used as a symbol of the Divine presence, as indicating the splendour of that glory which it conceals (Ex. 16:10; 33:9; Num. 11:25; 12:5; Job 22:14; Ps. 18:11). A "cloud without rain" is a proverbial saying, denoting a man who does not keep his promise (Prov. 16:15; Isa. 18:4; 25:5; Jude 1:12). A cloud is the figure of that which is transitory (Job 30:15; Hos. 6:4). A bright cloud is the symbolical seat of the Divine presence (Ex.29:42, 43; 1 Kings 8:10; 2 Chr. 5:14; Ezek. 43:4), and was called the Shechinah (q.v.). Jehovah came down upon Sinai in a cloud (Ex. 19:9); and the cloud filled the court around the tabernacle in the wilderness so that Moses could not enter it (Ex. 40:34, 35). At the dedication of the temple also the cloud "filled the house of the Lord" (1 Kings 8:10). Thus in like manner when Christ comes the second time he is described as coming "in the clouds" (Matt. 17:5; 24:30; Acts 1:9, 11). False teachers are likened unto clouds carried about with a tempest (2 Pet. 2:17). The infirmities of old age, which come one after another, are compared by Solomon to "clouds returning after the rain" (Eccl. 12:2). The blotting out of sins is like the sudden disappearance of threatening clouds from the sky (Isa. 44:22). Cloud, the pillar of, was the glory-cloud which indicated God's presence leading the ransomed people through the wilderness (Ex. 13:22; 33:9, 10). This pillar preceded the people as they marched, resting on the ark (Ex. 13:21; 40:36). By night it became a pillar of fire (Num. 9:17-23).
The Hebrew so rendered means "a covering," because clouds cover the sky. The word is used as a symbol of the Divine presence, as indicating the splendour of that glory which it conceals (Ex. 16:10; 33:9; Num. 11:25; 12:5; Job 22:14; Ps. 18:11). A "cloud without rain" is a proverbial saying, denoting a man who does not keep his promise (Prov. 16:15; Isa. 18:4; 25:5; Jude 1:12). A cloud is the figure of that which is transitory (Job 30:15; Hos. 6:4). A bright cloud is the symbolical seat of the Divine presence (Ex.29:42, 43; 1 Kings 8:10; 2 Chr. 5:14; Ezek. 43:4), and was called the Shechinah (q.v.). Jehovah came down upon Sinai in a cloud (Ex. 19:9); and the cloud filled the court around the tabernacle in the wilderness so that Moses could not enter it (Ex. 40:34, 35). At the dedication of the temple also the cloud "filled the house of the Lord" (1 Kings 8:10). Thus in like manner when Christ comes the second time he is described as coming "in the clouds" (Matt. 17:5; 24:30; Acts 1:9, 11). False teachers are likened unto clouds carried about with a tempest (2 Pet. 2:17). The infirmities of old age, which come one after another, are compared by Solomon to "clouds returning after the rain" (Eccl. 12:2). The blotting out of sins is like the sudden disappearance of threatening clouds from the sky (Isa. 44:22). Cloud, the pillar of, was the glory-cloud which indicated God's presence leading the ransomed people through the wilderness (Ex. 13:22; 33:9, 10). This pillar preceded the people as they marched, resting on the ark (Ex. 13:21; 40:36). By night it became a pillar of fire (Num. 9:17-23).
| Smith's Bible Dictionary |
Cloud
The shelter given, and refreshment of rain promised, by clouds give them their peculiar prominence in Oriental imagery. When a cloud appears rain is ordinarily apprehended, and thus the "cloud without rain" becomes a proverb for the man of promise without performance. (Proverbs 16:15; Isaiah 18:4; 25:5; Jude 1:12) comp. Prov 25:14 The cloud is a figure of transitoriness, (Job 30:15; Hosea 6:4) and of whatever intercepts divine favor or human supplication. (Lamentations 2:1; 3:44) A bright cloud at times visited and rested on the mercy-seat. (Exodus 29:42,43; 1 Kings 8:10,11; 2 Chronicles 5:14; Ezekiel 43:4) and was by later writers named Shechinah.
The shelter given, and refreshment of rain promised, by clouds give them their peculiar prominence in Oriental imagery. When a cloud appears rain is ordinarily apprehended, and thus the "cloud without rain" becomes a proverb for the man of promise without performance. (Proverbs 16:15; Isaiah 18:4; 25:5; Jude 1:12) comp. Prov 25:14 The cloud is a figure of transitoriness, (Job 30:15; Hosea 6:4) and of whatever intercepts divine favor or human supplication. (Lamentations 2:1; 3:44) A bright cloud at times visited and rested on the mercy-seat. (Exodus 29:42,43; 1 Kings 8:10,11; 2 Chronicles 5:14; Ezekiel 43:4) and was by later writers named Shechinah.
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Adaliah
one that draws water; poverty; cloud; death
one that draws water; poverty; cloud; death
Aenon
a cloud; fountain; his eye
Anani
a cloud; prophecy; divination
Edrei
a very great mass, or cloud
Enan
cloud
Enon
cloud; mass of darkness; fountain; eye
Cloud Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
cloud
a visible mass of tiny bits of water or ice hanging in the air, usually high above the earth.
a visible mass of tiny bits of water or ice hanging in the air, usually high above the earth.
Cloud Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Cloud (n.)
wan
wan
| English - Klingon |
cloud
n. 'eng
n. 'eng
| Dream Quotations |
William James
Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the clouds, above the storms, if you only let them.
Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the clouds, above the storms, if you only let them.
| Phobia |
Nephophobia
Fear of clouds
Fear of clouds
| Dream Symbols |
Cloud
Depression; Silver lined: Healing for depression;
Depression; Silver lined: Healing for depression;
Cloud Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Debt Busters |
Cloud (On Title)
An outstanding claim or encumbrance which adversely affects the marketability of title.
An outstanding claim or encumbrance which adversely affects the marketability of title.
Cloud Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Cloud
A cloud is a visible mass of condensed droplets, frozen crystals suspended in the atmosphere above the surface of the Earth or another planetary body, such as a moon. (Clouds can also occur as masses of material in interstellar space, where they are called interstellar clouds and nebulae.) The branch of meteorology in which clouds are studied is nephology.
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