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Definition of to cloud in English English dictionary: nubilate; intercloud; To become foggy or gloomy, to become obscured from sight; Anything which makes things foggy or gloomy; A negative aspect of something positive: see every cloud has a silver lining or every silver lining has a cloud; Any mass of dust, steam or smoke resembling such a mass; A group or swarm, especially suspended above the ground or flying
He opened the door and was greeted by a cloud of bats.; An elliptical shape or symbol whose outline is a series of semicircles, supposed to resemble a cloud
The comic-book character's thoughts appeared in a cloud above his head.; To make obscure (e.g. to cloud the issue); The Internet, regarded as an amorphous omnipresent space for processing and storage, the focus of cloud computing; {v} to darken with clouds, to variegate; {n} a body of vapors or dust in the air, gloom a multitude in a body, discoloration; An outstanding claim or encumbrance which adversely affects the marketability of the title; any collection of particles (e g , smoke or dust) or gases that is visible; make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"; a mass of tiny water drops or ice crystals that float in the air above the Earth; A cloud 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 cloud of dust; If you say that something clouds your view of a situation, you mean that it makes you unable to understand the situation or judge it properly. Perhaps anger had clouded his vision, perhaps his judgment had been faulty In his latter years religious mania clouded his mind; a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude; A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air; A group of objects, especially suspended above the ground or flying; emphasis If you say that someone is on cloud nine, you are emphasizing that they are very happy. When Michael was born I was on cloud nine; A cloud is a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky. Clouds are usually white or grey in colour. the varied shapes of the clouds The sky was almost entirely obscured by cloud. the risks involved in flying through cloud; When water vapour in the air condenses as a mass of air rises and cools, clouds are formed Clouds consist of water droplets and ice crystals Cloud cover is usually measured in eighths eg 4/8ths is half the sky covered in cloud; A claim or encumbrance against the title to a property that has the potential of impairing the property's marketability; billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses; A visible cluster of tiny water and/or ice particles in the atmosphere; a dense population of water droplets and/or ice crystals, each of which has diameter of order l0~m; 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; every cloud has a silver lining: see silver lining. Any visible mass of water droplets, ice crystals, or a mixture of the two that is suspended in the air, usually at a considerable height. Clouds are usually created and sustained by upward-moving air currents. Meteorologists classify clouds primarily by their appearance. The 10 main cloud families are divided into three groups on the basis of altitude. High clouds, which are found at mean heights of 45,000-16,500 ft (13-5 km), are, from highest to lowest, cirrus, cirrocumulus, and cirrostratus. Middle clouds, at 23,000-6,500 ft (7-2 km), are altocumulus, altostratus, and nimbostratus. Low clouds, at 6,500-0 ft (2-0 km), are stratocumulus, stratus, cumulus, and cumulonimbus. A shallow layer of cloud at or near ground level is called fog. cloud chamber Magellanic Cloud fiery or glowing cloud Oort cloud Red Cloud Saint Cloud porcelain; a visible mass of fine water droplets or ice particles floating in the air; Any unresolved claim against ownership of all or part of a property, affecting the owner's title to the property and marketability of that title; water vapour condensed into minute water particles that float in masses in the atmosphere; a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"; place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"; A hydrometeor consisting of a visible aggregate of minute water and/or ice particles in the atmosphere above the earth's surface Cloud differs from fog only in that the latter is, by definition, in contact with the earth's surface; An outstanding claim or encumbrance that adversely affects the marketability of title; smoke or dust or gases that is visible out of touch with reality; "his head was in the clouds"; suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud"; If glass clouds or if moisture clouds it, tiny drops of water cover the glass, making it difficult to see through. The mirror clouded beside her cheek I run the water very hot, clouding the mirror. = mist; A hand-made glass marble of German origin in the style of an End of Day marble, however the colored flecks on the surface of the marble are not stretched or elongated, giving the appearance, some say, of clouds floating across the surface of a marble; To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; esp; smoke or dust or gases that is visible out of touch with reality; "his head was in the clouds" suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud" a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French" make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added" make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness" billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses; To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; often used with up; a group of many insects; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "a cloud of butterflies"; (on the title): An outstanding claim or encumbrance which adversely affects the marketability of the title; To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded; To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn; An outstanding claim or encumbrance, that, if valid, would affect or impair the owner's property title; An outstanding encumbrance that, if valid, would affect or impair the owner's property title; 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; A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor; A visible collection of very fine water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere at altitudes from just above the ground to several miles above sea level; used of reputation or character; A claim to the title of a property that, if valid, would prevent a purchaser from obtaining a clear title; A collection of very small water droplets or ice crystals or both, with its base above the earth's surface; A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere; make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness"; a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude any collection of particles e; make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection; A group of tiny white inclusions which result in a milky or cloudy appearance; colour with streaks or blotches of different shades; If you say that something clouds a situation, you mean that it makes it unpleasant. The atmosphere has already been clouded by the BJP's anger at the media; An observable group of tiny water and/or ice particles in the atmosphere; An outstanding claim or encumbrance which adversely affects the marketability of title; {f} make dim, obscure; darken, make gloomy; cover with clouds; become cloudy; make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"; To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen; 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