cloud
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- pronunciation:
- klaUd
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word History, Word Builder
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A cloud is something you often see in the sky. Clouds are white or gray and they often change their shape. Clouds are made up of tiny drops of water or ice. When there are dark clouds in the sky above you, it will probably rain.
It felt very warm outside until some clouds blocked the sun.
- similar words:
- fog, mist, smoke, steam, vapor
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| definition 2: |
A cloud is something that looks like a cloud.
The horses kicked up a cloud of dust as they galloped.The fire made a large cloud of smoke over the forest.- similar words:
- fog, puff, smoke, swarm, vapor
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
clouds, clouding, clouded |
| definition: |
When the sky clouds up, it means that it gets filled with clouds.
It was sunny when we got to the park, but it clouded up when we started to play basketball.- synonyms:
- fog
- similar words:
- dim
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| derivations: |
cloudless (adj.), cloudlike (adj.) |
Cloud is from
clud, an Old English word that means "rock or hill," and from
clouden which means "to dim or darken."
Word Builder: cloud +
- cloudy:
having many clouds.