cloud
Floating vapor mass
The clouds you see in the sky inspire the many other meanings of this word, all of which relate to a quality associated with the airborne water vapor.
Today’s commonest uses are inspired by the cloud associated with the Internet, where data storage and processing takes place far from people’s own devices but immediately available to them.
The verbal meanings of cloud mostly draw on the ability of clouds to block the sun: anything that darkens, obscures, or occludes can be said to cloud: A look of distress clouded his features.
Low, flat cloud layer
- cirrusHigh wispy ice formation
- nimbusLuminous disk or raincloud
- altocumulusMid-altitude puffy formations
- stratocumulusLow, lumpy cloud layer
altostratus · nimbostratus · thunderhead · contrail · lenticular · mammatus · pileus · wispy
Gaseous form of liquid
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- mistFine airborne moisture
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
droplet · moisture · humidity · precipitation · rain · haze · dew · steam
Murky atmospheric suspension
obscure · shadow · murky · opaque · overcast · gloom · dim · pall
Severe atmospheric disturbance
- rainWater dropping from clouds
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
overcast · forecast · front · hurricane · typhoon · cyclone · monsoon · tornado
Unclear, ill-defined
- unclearNot easily understood
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
indistinct · uncertain · confused · muddled · foggy · blurred · shapeless · amorphous
One who attends tables
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- AWSCloud computing platform
- AzureMicrosoft cloud computing service
hosting · SaaS · virtualization · scalability · infrastructure · backup · sync · migration
stratus
Low, flat cloud layer
- cirrusHigh wispy ice formation
- nimbusLuminous disk or raincloud
- altocumulusMid-altitude puffy formations
stratocumulus · altostratus · nimbostratus · thunderhead · contrail · lenticular · mammatus · pileus · wispy · billowy
vapor
Gaseous form of liquid
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- mistFine airborne moisture
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
evaporation · droplet · moisture · humidity · precipitation · rain · haze · dew · steam · aerosol
haze
Murky atmospheric suspension
blur · obscure · shadow · murky · opaque · overcast · gloom · dim · pall · blanket
storm
Severe atmospheric disturbance
- rainWater dropping from clouds
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath
lightning · overcast · forecast · front · hurricane · typhoon · cyclone · monsoon · tornado · meteorology
vague
Unclear, ill-defined
ambiguous · indistinct · uncertain · confused · muddled · foggy · blurred · shapeless · amorphous · obscured
cotton
Plant fiber for textiles
soft · wispy · fleece · downy · white · floating · airy · feathery · cottony · tufted
server
One who attends tables
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- AWSCloud computing platform
Azure · hosting · SaaS · virtualization · scalability · infrastructure · backup · sync · migration · deployment
dust
Fine settled particles
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- swarmMass of moving insects
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
puff · billow · mass · burst · spray · flock · horde · cluster · eruption · mushroom
cloudclear sky
Atmosphere without clouds
sunshine · blue sky · clear skies · sun · sunlight
- storm cloudsRain-bearing atmospheric formations
- head in the cloudsAbsorbed in fantasy
- on cloud nineExtremely elated state
- rain cloudPrecipitation-bearing atmospheric formation
- partly cloudySky with scattered coverage
- cloud nineState of extreme elation
cloudy, clouded, clouds, cloudless, cloudburst, cloud on title, cloud-native, unclouded, cloudiness