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Definition cloud in British English

cloud noun

noun
/klaʊd/

▪ dark, dense, grey, heavy, low, storm

▪ billow, drift, gather, lift, scud, spread, thicken

1

a white or grey mass of very small drops of water in the sky

Example

A few white clouds drifted across the sky.

Example

There's more cloud than yesterday.

Synonyms and related words
bank billow cirrocumulus
2

a large amount of smoke, dust, steam etc in the air

Example

a dust cloud

Example

a huge cloud of black smoke

Synonyms and related words
billow block cloud
2.1

any large mass in the sky that looks like a cloud

Example

A thick cloud of flies buzzed around us.

Synonyms and related words
billow block cloud
3

something unpleasant that spoils an activity, event, or situation

Example

a cloud of anxiety/misery/uncertainty

Example

Violent protests cast a cloud over the president's visit.

Example

The only cloud on the horizon is the possibility of a hostile takeover.

Definition cloud in British English

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