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cloud noun 1 meteorol a visible floating mass of small water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere above the Earth's surface. 2 a visible mass of particles of dust or smoke in the atmosphere. 3 a dark or dull spot. 4 a circumstance that causes anxiety. 5 a state of gloom, depression or suspicion. verb (clouded, clouding) 1 tr & intr (usually cloud over or cloud something over) to make or become misty or cloudy. 2 intrans (often cloud over) said of the face: to develop a troubled expression • His face clouded at the terrible news. 3 to make dull or confused. 4 to spoil or mar. cloudless adj said especially of the sky: having no clouds; clear and bright. cloudlessly adverb. on cloud nine colloq extremely happy. under a cloud in trouble or disgrace • He left the firm under a cloud. up in the clouds colloq out of touch with reality. with one's head in the clouds colloq preoccupied with one's own thoughts.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon clud hill or mass of rock.