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| became |
"Became" is the past tense of "become." If we say that the sky became cloudy, we mean that the day turned cloudy sometime before now. |
| cloud |
to become cloudy (often followed by "up"). [1/5 definitions] |
| cloudy |
When we can see many gray clouds in the sky, we say that the sky is cloudy. If the sky is cloudy for most of the day, we say that it is a cloudy day. Usually, when we say the sky is cloudy, we also mean that the color of the sky is gray. [2 definitions] |
| dreary |
When something is dreary, it has no cheerful or bright feeling to it. A dreary day is cloudy and dark. |
| grey |
"Grey" is another spelling of "gray." Grey is the color of the sky on a dark and cloudy day. You can make grey by mixing black and white. |
| Milky Way |
the galaxy that contains the earth, the sun, and the solar system. It can be seen in the night sky as a long, cloudy group of stars. |
| murky |
cloudy or difficult to understand; obscure. [1/2 definitions] |
| or |
When you can have ice cream or cake, it means that you have a choice between ice cream and cake You cannot have both, but you can have one. If it will rain tomorrow or just be cloudy, it means that there are two possibilities for the weather tomorrow. One is that it will rain. The other is that it will just be cloudy. [1/5 definitions] |
| overcast |
cloudy. |
| say |
If the weather person says it will be cloudy today, it means that the weather person reports that it will be cloudy today. [1/7 definitions] |
| shine |
When something shines, it gives off light, or we are able to see its light. The sun is something that is really always shining, but on a cloudy day, we don't see its light well. When it's cloudy, we say the sun is not shining. [1/8 definitions] |
| sunny |
consisting of weather in which the sky is blue and few clouds block the sun; not cloudy. [1/3 definitions] |
| unclear |
dark or cloudy; hard to see; not clear. [1/2 definitions] |
| Venus |
the sixth largest planet in the solar system and second in distance from the sun. Venus has a dense, cloudy atmosphere. The clouds that cover Venus reflect light and make it the brightest planet. [1/2 definitions] |
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