| NOUN | phenomenon | cloud | any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible |
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| object | cloud | a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude | |
| state | cloud | out of touch with reality | |
| state | cloud | a cause of worry or gloom or trouble | |
| state | cloud | suspicion affecting your reputation / reputation | |
| group | cloud, swarm | a group of many things in the air or on the ground | |
| VERB | weather | cloud, overcast | make overcast or cloudy |
| perception | cloud, obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, mist | make less visible or unclear | |
| motion | cloud | billow up in the form of a cloud | |
| emotion | cloud | make gloomy or depressed | |
| contact | cloud, defile, sully, corrupt, taint | place under suspicion or cast doubt upon | |
| change | cloud | make less clear | |
| change | cloud, mottle, dapple | colour with streaks or blotches of different shades | |
| change | cloud | make milky or dull |
| Sounds | klaw'd | |
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| Rhymes | aloud ... unbowed: 15 rhymes with awd... | |
| Meaning | Any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible. | |
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| Narrower | aerosol | A cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas |
| coma | (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet | |
| cosmic dust | Clouds of particles or gases occurring throughout interstellar space | |
| dust cloud | A cloud of dust suspended in the air | |
| mushroom, mushroom cloud, mushroom-shaped cloud | A large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom / mushroom / mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb) | |
| nebula | An immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space | |
| Broader | physical phenomenon | A natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy |
| Spanish | nube | |
| Catalan | núvol | |
| Meaning | Out of touch with reality. | |
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| Example | "his head was in the clouds" | |
| Broader | unreality, irreality | The state of being insubstantial or imaginary |
| Meaning | A cause of worry or gloom or trouble. | |
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| Example | "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French" | |
| Broader | gloom, gloominess, glumness | An atmosphere of depression and melancholy |
| Meaning | suspicion affecting your reputation / reputation. | |
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| Example | "after that mistake he was under a cloud" | |
| Broader | suspicion | The state of being suspected |
| Verbs | cloud | place under suspicion or cast doubt upon |
| Meaning | A group of many things in the air or on the ground. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonym | swarm | |
| Members | insect | small air-breathing arthropod |
| Narrower | infestation, plague | A swarm of insects that attack plants |
| Broader | group, grouping | Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit |
| Spanish | enjambre | |
| Catalan | eixam | |
| Meaning | make overcast or cloudy. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | overcast | |
| Narrower | fog up | Get foggy |
| haze | Become hazy, dull, or cloudy | |
| Broader | darken | make dark or darker |
| See also | cloud over, cloud up | become covered with clouds |
| Opposite | clear up, clear, light up, brighten | Become clear |
| Spanish | anublar, nube, nublarse, nublar | |
| Nouns | cloud | a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude |
| clouding | the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky | |
| Meaning | make less visible or unclear. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The stars are obscured by the clouds" | |
| Synonyms | obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, mist | |
| Narrower | overshadow | cast a shadow upon |
| Broader | hide, conceal | prevent from being seen or discovered |
| Spanish | anieblarse, nublarse | |
| Catalan | emboirar-se, ennuvolar-se | |
| Meaning | billow up in the form of a cloud. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The smoke clouded above the houses" | |
| Broader | billow, wallow | Rise up as if in waves |
| Nouns | cloud | a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude |
| Meaning | make gloomy or depressed. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "Their faces were clouded with sadness" | |
| Broader | affect, impress, move, strike | Have an emotional or cognitive impact / impact upon |
| Meaning | place under suspicion or cast doubt upon. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | defile, sully, corrupt, taint | |
| Broader | mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate | make imperfect |
| Spanish | afear, mancillar, pervertir | |
| Catalan | pervertir, sollar | |
| Nouns | cloud | suspicion affecting your reputation / reputation |
| Meaning | Make less clear. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "the stroke clouded memories of her youth" | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Meaning | colour with streaks or blotches of different shades. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | mottle, dapple | |
| Narrower | harlequin | variegate with spots or marks |
| stipple, speckle | produce a mottled effect | |
| Broader | spot | mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition |
| Meaning | make milky or dull. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added" | |
| Broader | dull | make less lively or vigorous |
| Spanish | enturbiar, nublar | |
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