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/klaʊd/ · cloud
noun
- A large mass of rock or a boulder; a hill. The hikers rested on a cloud that overlooked the valley.
- A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. A fluffy cloud drifted across the summer sky.
- Any mass of dust, steam, or smoke resembling a cloud. The factory's chimney released a dark cloud of smoke.
verb
- To become foggy, gloomy, or obscured from sight. When you breathe on the cold glass, it clouds.
- To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds. The mountain was clouded by a sudden mist.
- To make something obscure or unclear. The scandal clouded his reputation.
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Did you know? The word 'cloud' originally meant 'rock' or 'hill' in Old English, and only later did it acquire the atmospheric meaning we use today.