cloud

Meanings

• any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
• a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
• out of touch with reality
  • "his head was in the clouds"
• a cause of worry or gloom or trouble
  • "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"
• suspicion affecting your reputation
  • "after that mistake he was under a cloud"
• a group of many things in the air or on the ground
  • "clouds of blossoms"
  • "it discharged a cloud of spores"
• make overcast or cloudy
• make less visible or unclear
  • "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
• billow up in the form of a cloud
  • "The smoke clouded above the houses"
• make gloomy or depressed
  • "Their faces were clouded with sadness"
• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
• make less clear
  • "the stroke clouded memories of her youth"
• colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
• make milky or dull
  • "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"

Synonyms

becloud, befog, corrupt, dapple, defile, fog, haze over, mist, mottle, obnubilate, obscure, overcast, sully, swarm, taint