Word Meaning

Meaning of "cloud" and the crossword clue

- Cirrus or cumulus
- Multitude
- Obscure
- On ... nine
- Overshadow
- Source of rain
- swarm of midges eg
- Water vapour mass
- A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.
- A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor.
- A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title.
- That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect.
- A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection.
- A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head.
- To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded.
- To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen.
- To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; -- esp. used of reputation or character.
- To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn.
- To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; -- often used with up.