English dictionary
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English noun: cloud | |||
| 1. | cloud (phenomenon) any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | physical phenomenon | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aerosol, coma, cosmic dust, dust cloud, mushroom, mushroom cloud, mushroom-shaped cloud, nebula | ||
| 2. | cloud (object) a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | atmospheric phenomenon | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cirrocumulus, cirrocumulus cloud, cirrostratus, cirrostratus cloud, cirrus, cirrus cloud, cloud bank, condensation trail, contrail, cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus cloud, cumulus, cumulus cloud, mother-of-pearl cloud, nacreous cloud, nebule, nimbus, nimbus cloud, rain cloud, storm cloud, stratus, stratus cloud, thundercloud | ||
| Part meronym | sky | ||
| Substance holonym | water vapor, water vapour | ||
| 3. | cloud (state) out of touch with reality | ||
| Samples | His head was in the clouds. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | irreality, unreality | ||
| 4. | cloud (state) a cause of worry or gloom or trouble | ||
| Samples | The only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gloom, gloominess, glumness | ||
| 5. | cloud (state) suspicion affecting your reputation | ||
| Samples | After that mistake he was under a cloud. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | suspicion | ||
| 6. | cloud (group) a group of many things in the air or on the ground | ||
| Samples | A swarm of insects obscured the light. Clouds of blossoms. It discharged a cloud of spores. | ||
| Synonyms | swarm | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | group, grouping | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | infestation, plague | ||
| Member holonym | insect | ||
English verb: cloud | |||
| 1. | cloud (weather) make overcast or cloudy | ||
| Samples | Fall weather often overcasts our beaches. | ||
| Synonyms | overcast | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | darken | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fog up, haze | ||
| Antonyms | brighten, clear, light up, clear up | ||
| 2. | cloud (perception) make less visible or unclear | ||
| Samples | The stars are obscured by the clouds. The big elm tree obscures our view of the valley. | ||
| Synonyms | becloud, befog, fog, haze over, mist, obnubilate, obscure | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conceal, hide | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | overshadow | ||
| 3. | cloud (motion) billow up in the form of a cloud | ||
| Samples | The smoke clouded above the houses. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | billow, wallow | ||
| 4. | cloud (emotion) make gloomy or depressed | ||
| Samples | Their faces were clouded with sadness. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affect, impress, move, strike | ||
| 5. | cloud (contact) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon | ||
| Samples | Sully someone's reputation. | ||
| Synonyms | corrupt, defile, sully, taint | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deflower, impair, mar, spoil, vitiate | ||
| 6. | cloud (change) make less clear | ||
| Samples | The stroke clouded memories of her youth. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 7. | cloud (change) colour with streaks or blotches of different shades | ||
| Synonyms | dapple, mottle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spot | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | harlequin, speckle, stipple | ||
| 8. | cloud (change) make milky or dull | ||
| Samples | The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dull | ||
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