Cloud
Definition of Cloud
Pronunciation: kloud n. | 1. | A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.I do set my bow in the cloud. - Gen. ix. 13. | | 2. | A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor. | | 3. | A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title. | | 4. | That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect. | | 5. | A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection. | | 6. | A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head. | v. t. | 1. | To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded. | | 2. | To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen. | | 3. | To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; - esp. used of reputation or character. | | 4. | To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn. | v. i. | 1. | To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; - often used with up. |
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