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Definition of cloud
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Noun
cloud 1: 1 cirrus, 2 cirrostratus, 3 cirrocumulus, 4 altostratus, 5 altocumulus, 6 stratocumulus, 7 nimbostratus, 8 cumulus, 9 cumulonimbus, 10 stratus
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Synonyms & Antonyms for cloud
Synonyms: Noun
Synonyms: Verb
becloud, bedim, befog, blacken, blear, blur, darken, dim, dislimn, fog, fuzz (up), haze, mist, obscure, overcast, overcloud, overshadow, shadow, shroud
Antonyms: Verb
brighten, illuminate, illumine, light (up), lighten
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Examples of cloud in a Sentence
Noun
The sun is shining and there's not a cloud in the sky. flying high above the clouds It stopped raining and the sun poked through the clouds. a cloud of cigarette smoke The team has been under a cloud since its members were caught cheating. There's a cloud of controversy hanging over the election.Verb
greed clouding the minds of men These new ideas only cloud the issue further. The final years of her life were clouded by illness.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Sunday’s show was altered because of clouds and light rain. — Gus Chan, cleveland.com, "Cleveland National Air Show adjusts to weather, show goes on (photos)," 1 Sep. 2019 With a mix of sun and clouds, highs head toward the mid-80s in most spots. — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, "D.C.-area forecast: Conditions are mostly favorable for the long holiday weekend," 31 Aug. 2019 With no clouds and only an occasional breeze to provide solace, Saturday’s matinee turned into a two-fold battle of attrition; the Warriors and Wildcats against themselves and the weather. — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, "Football: McClymonds’ defense leads the way against Marin Catholic," 31 Aug. 2019 On Sunday, there will be a blend of clouds and sun and readings will stay in the 70s. — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, "Downpours hit before you head to the beach for Labor Day weekend," 28 Aug. 2019 On Tuesday, some clouds and a blue sky were partly visible in the Porto Velho morning light. — Luis Andres Henao, USA TODAY, "As Brazil rejects help for Amazon fires, respiratory problems rise: Kids affected the most," 22 Aug. 2019 There is a difference between a shaky or out-of-focus photograph and a snapshot of clouds and fog banks. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Build Schrödinger's Cat on a Quantum Level," 21 Aug. 2019 The best weather of the year also arrives in the shoulder season, when summer gives way to fall, when clear, blue-sky days are set to emerge after a year here with a daily procession of clouds and fog, rain and mist. — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, "As crowds diminish, Prairie Creek Redwoods stands tall," 21 Aug. 2019 This will bring clouds and isolated thunderstorms Wednesday, says the National Weather Service. — Andrea Perez Balderrama, Detroit Free Press, "Dry and warm weather on tap for metro Detroit today," 19 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
So much of the everyday must-dos are now at least occasionally clouded in fear, like sending our kids to school. — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, "Fox News host Shepard Smith says another mass shooting will 'happen yet again in America'," 5 Aug. 2019 Janine has a unique level of empathy for Ofmatthew that obviously June doesn’t have because her empathy toward Ofmatthew is clouded by her own story. — Candice Frederick, Harper's BAZAAR, "Madeline Brewer Breaks Down Janine's Empowering New Handmaid's Tale Journey," 23 July 2019 Lowe thinks the question is further clouded in this latest Deep Blue sighting by her voracious appetite. — National Geographic, "One of biggest great white sharks seen feasting on sperm whale in rare video," 19 July 2019 Luckily, the skies will cloud up in the afternoon and a few rain showers could cool things off a bit, meteorologists from the National Weather Service in Boulder said. — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, "Denver weather: Hot with isolated afternoon rain showers," 12 July 2019 The 2020s are still blurry, but apparently that doesn’t cloud the pundit class’s clear vision on climate change, drones, autonomous vehicles and the effect of artificial intelligence. — Andy Kessler, WSJ, "The Future Isn’t What It Used to Be," 16 June 2019 Usually, however, FogCam was capturing the same mundane view of a campus street clouded in iconic San Franciscan fog, or Karl, as the thick blanket of water droplets covering the city is called online. — Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian, "Longest Running Web Cam Goes Offline This Month," 21 Aug. 2019 Newsom was the keynote speaker at Tuesday’s Lake Tahoe Summit, an annual even