cloud

Noun

• a group of many things in the air or on the ground
  • a swarm of insects obscured the light
    
  • clouds of blossoms
    
  • it discharged a cloud of spores
    

• suspicion affecting your reputation
  • after that mistake he was under a cloud
    

• a cause of worry or gloom or trouble
  • the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French
    

• out of touch with reality
  • his head was in the clouds
    

• a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude

• any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

Verb

• make milky or dull
  • The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added
    

• colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

• make less clear
  • the stroke clouded memories of her youth
    

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
  • sully someone's reputation
    

• make gloomy or depressed
  • Their faces were clouded with sadness
    

• billow up in the form of a cloud
  • The smoke clouded above the houses
    

• make less visible or unclear
  • The stars are obscured by the clouds
    
  • the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
    

• make overcast or cloudy
  • Fall weather often overcasts our beaches
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  swarm , mottle , dapple , defile , sully , corrupt , taint , obscure , befog , becloud , obnubilate , haze over , fog , mist , overcast
• Antonyms: 
  clear up , clear , light up , brighten