cloud
noun
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a group of many things in the air or on the groundswarm
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a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
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any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
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out of touch with reality“Their head was in the clouds when they should have been focused on the task at hand.”
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suspicion affecting your reputation“After that mistake, they were under a cloud.”
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a cause of worry or gloom or trouble“the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French”
verb
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to make milky or dull“The chemical clouded the liquid it was added to.”
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to colour with streaks or blotches of different shadesdapple
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to make less clear“The stroke clouded their memories.”
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to place under suspicion or cast doubt uponcorrupt
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to make gloomy or depressed“Their faces were clouded with sadness.”
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to billow up in the form of a cloud“The smoke clouded above the houses”
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to make less visible or unclear“The stars are obscured by the clouds”obscure
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to make overcast or cloudyovercast