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clouds

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A rock; boulder; a hill.

Examples :

"The children loved to play hide-and-seek among the clouds in the park, their laughter echoing around the massive rock formations. "

geology nature geography environment

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A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.

Examples :

"The clouds in the sky looked like fluffy white cotton. "

weather nature environment

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Any mass of dust, steam or smoke resembling such a mass.

Examples :

"The factory's smokestacks released thick clouds of gray smoke into the sky. "

weather nature environment

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Anything which makes things foggy or gloomy.

Examples :

"Financial worries cast clouds over their family vacation. "

weather appearance environment

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Anything unsubstantial.

Examples :

"His ambitious dreams turned out to be just clouds, vanishing with the first sign of difficulty. "

nature appearance

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A dark spot on a lighter material or background.

Examples :

"The otherwise pristine white tablecloth had clouds of spilled coffee near my plate. "

appearance mark

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A group or swarm, especially suspended above the ground or flying.

Examples :

"He opened the door and was greeted by a cloud of bats."

nature weather group mass environment

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An elliptical shape or symbol whose outline is a series of semicircles, supposed to resemble a cloud.

Examples :

"The comic strip used "clouds" around the characters' heads to show they were thinking. "

appearance sign

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(with "the") The Internet, regarded as an abstract amorphous omnipresent space for processing and storage, the focus of cloud computing.

Examples :

"The company decided to store all its important documents in the clouds to avoid losing them if their office computer crashed. "

internet computing technology space

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A negative or foreboding aspect of something positive: see every cloud has a silver lining or every silver lining has a cloud.

Examples :

"The project's success had some clouds; the budget was tight and the deadline was looming. "

nature negative attitude weather

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Crystal methamphetamine.

Examples :

"The dealer offered him some clouds, but he refused. "

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A large, loosely-knitted headscarf worn by women.

Examples :

"My grandmother always wears one of her colorful clouds to keep her hair neat while she's gardening. "

wear style culture appearance

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To become foggy or gloomy, or obscured from sight.

Examples :

"The glass clouds when you breathe on it."

weather environment nature

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To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds.

Examples :

"The sky is clouded."

weather nature environment

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To make obscure.

Examples :

"All this talk about human rights is clouding the real issue."

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To make less acute or perceptive.

Examples :

"The tears began to well up and cloud my vision."

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To make gloomy or sullen.

Examples :

"The news that the project was canceled clouded his mood for the rest of the day. "

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To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish (reputation or character).

Examples :

"The accusation of cheating severely clouds her reputation at school. "

character moral value

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To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors.

Examples :

"to cloud yarn"

color appearance

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To become marked, darkened or variegated in this way.

Examples :

"The spilled ink began to cloud the surface of the white paper, making it difficult to read. "

appearance nature weather