Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with cloud in American Collocation
cloud
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/klaʊd/
thick or heavy
billowing
heavy
thick
Websites predicted thick cloud and heavy snow.
colour
black
dark
grey
white
Low black clouds made photography difficult.
looking as though it will rain soon
ominous
threatening
Some ominous clouds began to gather over Castle Combe.
high/low
high
low
The weather was terrible – low cloud and rain, rain, rain.
thin or light
broken
fluffy
light
thin
It was a day of clear blue sky with a few fluffy clouds overhead.
rain
storm
thunder
The weather is turning and rain clouds have been passing over us.
when clouds form or appear
form
gather
hang
hover
loom
spread
thicken
Black clouds were gathering over the mountains to the north.
when clouds disappear
clear
disperse
lift
part
As we started to make our way down into the valley, the clouds parted and there was a brief sunny period.
when clouds move across the sky
drift
float
move
roll
scud
There was a beautiful crescent moon and clouds scudded dramatically across it.
when clouds hide something
cover
obscure
The lower hills can provide more attractive walks in poor weather, especially when the higher summits are obscured by clouds.