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Words related to cloud

Related / Similar Words: swarm, mottle, dapple, defile, sully, corrupt, taint, obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, mist, overcast

Definition:

a group of many insects; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "a cloud of butterflies";

a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude;

any collection of particles (e.g., 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";

colour with streaks or blotches of different shades;

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone''s reputation";

make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness";

billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses";

make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds";

make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches";

See Also: overcloud, cloud over, cloud up

Part Meronyms: sky

Derivational Morphology: teem, pullulate, swarm, overcast, defile, sully, corrupt, taint, spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation, mottling, daze, fog, haze, fogginess, murk, murkiness, clouding, clouding up, cloudiness, cloud cover

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