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ENGLISH: cloud - CREOLE: nuaj

Overview of noun cloud

The noun cloud has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (24) cloud -- (any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible)

2. (16) cloud -- (a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude)

3. (1) cloud -- (out of touch with reality; "his head was in the clouds")

4. cloud -- (a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French")

5. cloud -- (suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud")

6. swarm, cloud -- (a group of many insects; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "a cloud of butterflies")

Overview of verb cloud

The verb cloud has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (1) overcast, cloud -- (make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches")

2. (1) obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist -- (make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds")

3. (1) cloud -- (billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses")

4. cloud -- (make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness")

5. defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud -- (place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation")

6. mottle, dapple, cloud -- (colour with streaks or blotches of different shades)

7. cloud -- (make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added")