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Clouding
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Clouding
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1.
a mass of water or ice particles visible in the sky, usually white or grey, from which rain or snow falls when the particles coagulate
See also cirrus, cumulonimbus, cumulus, stratus2.
any collection of particles visible in the air, esp of smoke or dust
3.
a large number of insects or other small animals in flight
4.
something that darkens, threatens, or carries gloom
5. jewellery
a cloudlike blemish in a transparent stone
6. the cloud
7. (modifier)
of or relating to cloud computing
a cloud application
8. in the clouds
9. under a cloud
10. on cloud nine
verb
11. (when intr, often foll by over or up)
to make or become cloudy, overcast, or indistinct
12. (transitive)
to make obscure; darken
13. (transitive)
to confuse or impair
emotion clouded his judgment
14.
to make or become gloomy or depressed
15. (transitive)
to place under or render liable to suspicion or disgrace
16.
to render (liquids) milky or dull or (of liquids) to become milky or dull
17.
to become or render mottled or variegated
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Clouding
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1.
a visible mass of tiny, condensed water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere: clouds are commonly classified in four groups: A (high clouds above 6,096 m or 20,000 ft) cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus; B (intermediate clouds, 1,981 m to 6,096 m or 6,500 to 20,000 ft) altostratus, altocumulus; C (low clouds, below 1,981 m or 6,500 ft) stratus, stratocumulus, nimbostratus; D (clouds of great vertical continuity) cumulus, cumulonimbus
2.
a mass of smoke, dust, steam, etc.
3.
a great number of things close together and in motion
a cloud of locusts
4.
an appearance of murkiness or dimness, as in a liquid
5.
a dark marking, as in marble
6.
anything that darkens, obscures, threatens, or makes gloomy
verb transitive
7.
to cover or make dark as with clouds
8.
to make muddy or foggy
9.
to darken; obscure; threaten
10.
to make gloomy or troubled
11.
to cast slurs on; sully (a reputation, etc.)
verb intransitive
12.
to become cloudy
13.
to become gloomy or troubled
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Clouding
see synonyms of cloudingn.
1.
a. A visible body of very fine water droplets or ice particles suspended in the atmosphere at altitudes ranging up to several miles above sea level.
b. A mass of particles or droplets, as of dust, smoke, or steam, suspended in the atmosphere or existing in outer space.
2.
a. A large moving body of things in the air or on the ground; a swarm: a cloud of locusts.
b. A collection of particles or other small entities: an electron cloud; a cloud of spores.
c. An opaque mass of particles suspended in water: a cloud of silt in the pond.
3. A dark region or blemish, as on a polished stone.
4. A state or cause of sadness, worry, or anger: At the bad news a cloud fell over the celebration.
5. A state or cause of confusion or misunderstanding: writing made difficult by a cloud of jargon.
6. A state or cause of suspicion or disgrace: A cloud of mistrust lingers among the signers of the treaty.
7.
a. A large area of coordinated wireless internet service.
b. The collection of data and services available through the internet: stored company data in the cloud.
v. cloud·ed, cloud·ing, clouds
v.tr.
1.
a. To cover or obscure with clouds: We could not see the moon because the sky was clouded over.
b. To make less clear or transparent: Smoke clouded the sky. Steam clouded the windows.
2.
a. To make sorrowful, troubled, or angry: a bad memory that clouded his spirits.
b. To cause to appear sorrowful, troubled, or angry: Worry clouded her face.
3.
a. To make difficult to know or understand; make obscure or uncertain: The economic downturn clouded the future of the project.
b. To confuse: Don't let your resentments cloud your judgment.
4. To cast aspersions on; sully: Scandal clouded the officer's reputation.
v.intr.
1.
a. To become cloudy or overcast: The sky clouded over.
b. To become dark, obscure, or less transparent: The water in the tank clouded up.
2. To show sorrow, worry, or anger: His face clouded at the news.
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