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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:
coma; nebula; aerosol; cosmic dust; dust cloud; mushroom, mushroom cloud, mushroom-shaped cloud

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:

Derived forms: verb cloud₁, verb cloud₃

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

Derived form: verb cloud₅
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

Verb cloud has 7 senses

overcast, cloud - make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"
--₁ is one way to darken

Derived forms: noun cloud₂, noun clouding₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
--₂ is one way to hide, conceal
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
cloud - billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses"
--₃ is one way to billow, wallow

Derived form: noun cloud₂
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
cloud - make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness"
--₄ is one way to affect, impress, move, strike
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody
defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
--₅ is one way to mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate

Derived form: noun cloud₅
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
mottle, dapple, cloud - colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
--₆ is one way to spot
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
cloud - make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"
--₇ is one way to dull
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something