1. (noun) cloud
any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
2. (noun) cloud
a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
3. (noun) cloud
out of touch with reality
"his head was in the clouds"
4. (noun) cloud
a cause of worry or gloom or trouble
"the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"
5. (noun) cloud
suspicion affecting your reputation
"after that mistake he was under a cloud"
6. (verb) swarm, cloud
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"
7. (verb) overcast, cloud
make overcast or cloudy
"Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"
8. (verb) obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist
make less visible or unclear
"The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
9. (verb) cloud
billow up in the form of a cloud
"The smoke clouded above the houses"
10. (verb) cloud
make gloomy or depressed
"Their faces were clouded with sadness"
11. (verb) defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
"sully someone's reputation"
12. (verb) cloud
make less clear
"the stroke clouded memories of her youth"
13. (verb) mottle, dapple, cloud
colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
14. (verb) cloud
make milky or dull
"The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"
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Definition of 'cloud' 
