cloud

1. 1.

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

   Broaderphysical phenomenon

   Narrowercomanebulaaerosolcosmic dustdust cloudmushroom
2. 2.

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

   Broaderatmospheric phenomenon

   Narrowercirrocumuluscirrostratuscirruscloud bankcontrailcumulonimbuscumulusnacreous cloudnebulenimbus

   Part ofsky
3. 3.

   out of touch with reality

   “his head was in the clouds”

   Broaderunreality
4. 4.

   a cause of worry or gloom or trouble

   “the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French”

   Broadergloom
5. 5.

   suspicion affecting your reputation

   “after that mistake he was under a cloud”

   Broadersuspicion
6. 6.

   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”

   Synonymsswarm

   Broadergroup

   Narrowerinfestation

Other forms of cloud

plural

clouds·

past tense

clouded·

present participle

clouding·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cloud

What does cloud mean?

cloud means "make overcast or cloudy". That is the primary sense; the word has 14 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cloud?

cloud has 1 syllable: cloud. In IPA it is /ˈklaʊd/.

What is another word for cloud?

Close synonyms include overcast, obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cloud a common word?

cloud is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with cloud?

1 word rhymes with cloud. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.