cloud
Từ điển Collocation
cloud noun
1 mass of very small drops of water in the sky
ADJ. dense, heavy, thick | light | fluffy | cirrus, cumulus | high, low | broken, scattered skies of broken cloud | fast-moving, scudding | black, dark, grey, white | rain, storm, threatening, thunder Rain clouds were looming on the horizon.
QUANT. band, bank, layer, mass, wisp a layer of high cloud
VERB + CLOUD seed (= to place a substance in a cloud to make it produce rain)
CLOUD + VERB form, gather, mass Dark clouds were gathering in the west. | cover sth, envelop sth, obscure sth | break, clear, disperse, lift, part The clouds broke a little, and the sun came out. | drift, float, hang, hover, loom, move, pass, race, roll, scud, swirl Thick cloud hung over the moor. A cloud passed over the sun. White clouds scudded across the sky.
CLOUD + NOUN bank, cover, formation The cloud cover is quite dense today.
PREP. above/below the ~s flying above the clouds | through the ~s She could see the sun through the clouds.
PHRASES a break in the cloud(s), a layer of cloud
2 mass of smoke, dust, etc.
ADJ. great, huge a great cloud of grey smoke | dense, thick | billowing, swirling | mushroom the mushroom cloud from a nuclear bomb | dust, radioactive, smoke
PREP. ~ of a thick cloud of steam
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
- a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
- out of touch with reality
his head was in the clouds
- a cause of worry or gloom or trouble
the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French
- suspicion affecting your reputation
after that mistake he was under a cloud
- a group of many insects; swarm
a swarm of insects obscured the light
a cloud of butterflies
v.
- make overcast or cloudy; overcast
Fall weather often overcasts our beaches
- make less visible or unclear; obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, mist
The stars are obscured by the clouds
- billow up in the form of a cloud
The smoke clouded above the houses
- make gloomy or depressed
Their faces were clouded with sadness
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; defile, sully, corrupt, taint
sully someone's reputation
- colour with streaks or blotches of different shades; mottle, dapple
- make milky or dull
The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added
File Extension Dictionary
Homeworld Cloud Data (Sierra Entertainment, Inc.)
GOM Atos Scanner File
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
clouds|clouded|clouding
ant.: clear
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