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Noun cloud has 6 senses
- cloud - any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
--1 is a kind of physical phenomenon
--1 has particulars:
- cloud - a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
--2 is a kind of atmospheric phenomenon
--2 is a part of sky
--2 has substances: water vapor, water vapour
--2 has particulars: | | cirrocumulus, cirrocumulus cloud; cirrostratus, cirrostratus cloud; cirrus, cirrus cloud; cloud bank; contrail, condensation trail; cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus cloud, thundercloud; cumulus, cumulus cloud; nacreous cloud, mother-of-pearl cloud; nimbus, nimbus cloud, rain cloud; storm cloud; stratus, stratus cloud |
- cloud - out of touch with reality; "his head was in the clouds"
--3 is a kind of unreality, irreality
- cloud - a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"
--4 is a kind of gloom, gloominess, glumness
- cloud - suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud"
--5 is a kind of suspicion
- swarm, cloud - a group of many insects; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "a cloud of butterflies"
--6 is a kind of animal group
--6 has members: insect
--6 has particulars: infestation, plague
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