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cloud

Definition

  • noun: a white or gray mass in the sky that is made of many very small drops of water
  • noun: a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (as water or ice) suspended in the atmosphere of a planet (as the earth) or moon
  • verb: to confuse (a person's mind or judgment)
  • verb: to grow 'cloudy'
  • usually + 'over'
  • synonyms: blacken, sully, stain

Examples

  • If he really thinks he can win the election, he's living in 'cloud-cuckoo-land'. [=he's crazy or foolish]

  • The scandal 'cast a cloud' over his presidency. [=people thought the President did something wrong]

  • The company remains 'under a cloud of suspicion'. [=people believe the company did something wrong]

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