Thesaurus: cloud

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1. n. A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.
2. n. A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor.
3. n. 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. n. 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. n. A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection.
6. n. A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head.
7. v. t. To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded.
8. v. t. To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen.
9. v. t. To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; -- esp. used of reputation or character.
10. v. t. To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn.
11. v. i. To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; -- often used with up.
12. n. any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible