CLOUD


Meaning of CLOUD in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

A ~ is a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky. Clouds are usually white or grey in colour.

...the varied shapes of the ~s...

The sky was almost entirely obscured by ~.

...the risks involved in flying through ~.

N-VAR

2.

A ~ of something such as smoke or dust is a mass of it floating in the air.

The hens darted away on all sides, raising a ~ of dust.

N-COUNT: usu N of n

3.

If you say that something ~s your view of a situation, you mean that it makes you unable to understand the situation or judge it properly.

Perhaps anger had ~ed his vision, perhaps his judgment had been faulty...

In his latter years religious mania ~ed his mind.

VERB: V n, V n

4.

If you say that something ~s a situation, you mean that it makes it unpleasant.

The atmosphere has already been ~ed by the BJP’s anger at the media.

VERB: V n

5.

If glass ~s or if moisture ~s it, tiny drops of water cover the glass, making it difficult to see through.

The mirror ~ed beside her cheek...

I run the water very hot, ~ing the mirror.

= mist

VERB: V, V n

6.

If you say that someone is on ~ nine, you are emphasizing that they are very happy. (INFORMAL)

When Michael was born I was on ~ nine.

PHRASE: usu v-link PHR emphasis

7.

every ~ has a silver lining: see silver lining

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