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cloudnoun

uk ​ /klaʊd/ us ​ /klaʊd/

cloud noun (IN SKY)

A2 [ C ] UK also cloud [ U ] a grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops of water:

Do you think those are rain clouds on the horizon?
The sky was a perfect blue - not a cloud in sight.
Dark clouds massed on the horizon.
UK There was so much cloud, we couldn't see anything.

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cloud noun (COMPUTING)

the cloud [ S ]

› a computer network where files and programs can be stored, especially the internet:

All the photographs are kept on the cloud rather than on hard drives.

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Idiom(s)

be on cloud nine
be under a cloud
a cloud hanging over sb
a cloud on the horizon
every cloud has a silver lining

cloudverb

uk ​ /klaʊd/ us ​ /klaʊd/

› [ I or T ] If something transparent clouds, or if something clouds it, it becomes difficult to see through.

C2 [ T ] to make someone confused, or make something more difficult to understand:

When it came to explaining the lipstick on his collar, he found that drink had clouded (= confused) his memory.

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Phrasal verb(s)

cloud over

(Definition of “cloud” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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cloudnoun [ C/U ]

us ​ /klɑʊd/

› a white or gray mass of very small drops of water or ice that float in the sky:

[ C ] Those dark clouds look like we’re going to get some rain.

› A cloud is also a mass of something, such as dust or smoke, that moves together:

The distant cloud of dust in the valley announced the approach of a car.

› A cloud is also something which causes sadness or fear:

[ C ] After the diagnosis of cancer, she lived under a cloud.

cloudverb [ T ]

us ​ /klɑʊd/

› to fill with clouds or with something that looks like a cloud:

[ T ] Smoke clouded the sky.

› If something clouds a situation or feeling, it makes it less clear:

The fact that Jack was an old friend clouded her judgment.

Phrasal verb(s)

cloud over/up

(Definition of “cloud” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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