cloud
/ˈklaʊ̯d/ noun A1- A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
- Any mass of dust, steam or smoke resembling such a mass.
- Anything reminiscent of a cloud. · The ship moved forward under a cloud of sail.
- Anything which makes things foggy, unclear or gloomy.
- Anything unsubstantial.
- A dark spot on a lighter material or background.
- A group or swarm of insects, various animals or people, especially when flying. · He opened the door and was greeted by a cloud of bats.
- An elliptical shape or symbol whose outline is a series of semicircles, supposed to resemble a cloud. · The comic-book character's thoughts appeared in a cloud above his head.
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It is casting a cloud over my whole life.
The screen-work broke and fell away in a cloud of dust and rubbish, and Mowgli leaped through the opening and flung himself between Baloo and Bagheera--an arm around each big neck.
A cloud passed over Danglars’ brow.
See how the figures loom up, are dimly seen, and then blend once more into the cloud-bank.
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