clouds
Floating water vapor
Clouds are visible masses of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.
They form when moist air cools and condenses around tiny particles.
Beyond weather, clouds describe anything that obscures or darkens: a cloud of dust, a cloud of suspicion.
To cloud is to make unclear: Emotions clouded her judgment.
In computing, the cloud refers to remote servers accessed via the internet for storage and processing.
Dense, billowing cloud type
- stratusLow, flat cloud layer
- cirrusHigh wispy ice formation
- cumulonimbusTowering storm-producing cloud
- nimbusLuminous disk or raincloud
altocumulus · stratocumulus · nimbostratus · lenticular · mammatus · contrail · formation · cover
Low-lying cloud cover
- mistFine airborne moisture
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- dustFine settled particles
obscure · shroud · veil · murky · opaque · visibility · pollution · smog
Soft and light-textured
- puffySwollen with air
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- billowingPuffing out dramatically
- cottonySoft and fibrous
soft · white · gray · dark · towering · thin · thick · rolling
Severe atmospheric disturbance
- thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath
- rainWater dropping from clouds
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
front · humidity · barometer · meteorology · cyclone · hurricane · tornado · monsoon
Vague and pleasantly distracted
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
- celestialOf the sky above
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- vaporousLike a gas, diffuse
gossamer · ephemeral · transient · otherworldly · sublime · floating · weightless · hazy
Machines providing network resources
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- virtualizationCreating simulated computing environments
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
hosting · SaaS · AWS · Azure · migration · architecture · platform · services
cumulus
Dense, billowing cloud type
- stratusLow, flat cloud layer
- cirrusHigh wispy ice formation
- cumulonimbusTowering storm-producing cloud
nimbus · altocumulus · stratocumulus · nimbostratus · lenticular · mammatus · contrail · formation · cover · bank
fog
Low-lying cloud cover
dust · obscure · shroud · veil · murky · opaque · visibility · pollution · smog · pall
fluffy
Soft and light-textured
cottony · soft · white · gray · dark · towering · thin · thick · rolling · drifting
storm
Severe atmospheric disturbance
- thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath
- rainWater dropping from clouds
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
forecast · front · humidity · barometer · meteorology · cyclone · hurricane · tornado · monsoon · typhoon
dreamy
Vague and pleasantly distracted
vaporous · gossamer · ephemeral · transient · otherworldly · sublime · floating · weightless · hazy · misty
servers
Machines providing network resources
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- virtualizationCreating simulated computing environments
scalability · hosting · SaaS · AWS · Azure · migration · architecture · platform · services · deployment
confusion
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
- doubtLack of firm belief
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
suspicion · judgment · mystery · obscurity · shadowed · troubled · looming · lifting · parting · nine
- atmosphereair, humidity, atmosphere, temperature, oxygen
- nature scienceanimals, plants, insects, butterflies, caterpillars
- nounsanimals, bags, balls, banks, beds
- outdoorstrail, forest bathing, nature walk, national park, state park
- phenomenanorthern lights, eclipse, earthquake, solar eclipse, volcanic eruption
- skyblue sky, sun, moon, stars, open sky
cloudsclear sky
Atmosphere without clouds
blue sky · sunshine · cloudless · clear skies · clears
cloudsclarifies
Makes more understandable
clears · reveals · illuminates · explains · clarity
cloudssilver linings
Positives amid negatives
sunshine · brightness · clarity · optimism · cheer
- 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
cloud, cloudy, clouded, cloudless, cloudburst, cloud on title, unclouded, cloudiness, clouding