English-Thai Dictionary
cloud
N กลุ่ม ควัน หมอก smoke dust klum-kwan
cloud
N สิ่งของ จำนวนมาก ที่อยู่ รวมกัน sing-kong-jam-nuan-mak-ti-yu-ruam-kan
cloud
N เมฆ mek
cloud
VI มี เมฆมาก me-mek-mak
cloud
VI เกิด ปัญหา koed-pan-ha
cloud
VT ก่อให้เกิด ปัญหา kor-hai-koed-pan-ha
cloud
VT ทำให้ มืด ทำให้ มัว darken obscure tam-hai-mued
cloud
VT ปกคลุม ด้วย เมฆ pok-klum-duai-mek
cloud over
PHRV ทำให้ มัว ลง cloud up mist over steam over steam up tam-hai-mua-long
cloud over
PHRV มืดครึ้ม mued-kruem
cloud over
PHRV ร่าเริง น้อยลง สดชื่น น้อยลง ra-roeng-noi-long
cloud up
PHRV มืดมัว mued-mua
cloud-built
A ที่ เพ้อฝัน
cloud-capped
ADJ ที่ มี เมฆ ปกคลุม อยู่ ti-me-mek-pok-klum-yu
cloudberry
N ผลไม้ กิน ได้ จำพวก Rubus chamaemorus มี สีส้ม หรือ สีเหลือง
cloudburst
N ฝ นที่ ตกหนัก อย่างกะทันหัน deluge rain downpour fon-ti-tok-nak-yang-ka-tan-han
cloudcapped
A ที่ มี ยอด ปกคลุม ด้วย เมฆ ที่สูง เทียม เมฆ
cloudless
ADJ ที่ ไม่มี เมฆ clear bright cloud ti-mai-me-mek
cloudlessly
ADV อย่าง ไม่มี เมฆ yang-mai-me-mek
cloudy
ADJ กำกวม ไม่ชัด เจน vague indistinct clear kam-kuam
cloudy
ADJ ที่ ปกคลุม ด้วย เมฆ overcast ti-pok-klum-duai-mek
cloudy
ADJ ที่ เหมือน เมฆ ti-muean-mek
clough
N หุบเขา ลึก แคบ ห้วย ลึก
clout
N การ ตี การ ตบ การต่อย blow bump hit cuff kan-te
clout
N อิทธิพล ของ ความคิด (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ influence power pull id-ti-pon-kong-kwam-khid
clout
N เป้า ที่ ใช้ ใน การ ยิง ธนู pao-ti-chai-nai-kan-ying-ta-nu
clout
N เศษผ้า ที่ ใช้ ปะ เศษผ้า rag sed-pa-ti-chai-pa
clout
SL ช่องคลอด chong-kod
clout
VT ซ่อม ปะ ชุน patch mend som
clout
VT ตี ตบ ต่อย hit cuff te
clout
VT พัน ผ้า bandage pan-pa
clouted
SL ถูกจับ โดน จับกุม tuk-jub
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CLOUD
n.[I have not found this word in any other language. The sense is obvious--a collection. ] 1. A collection f visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the atmosphere, at some altitude. A like collection of vapors near the earth is usually called fog.
I do set my bow in the cloud. Genesis 9:13.
Behold, a white cloud. Revelation 14:14.
2. A state of obscurity or darkness.
3. A collection of smoke, or a dense collection of dust, rising or floating in the air; as a cloud of dust.
A cloud of incense. Ezekiel 8:11.
4. The dark or varied colors, in veins or spots, on stones or other bodies, are called clouds.
5. A great multitude; a vast collection.
Seeing we are encompassed with so great a cloud of witnesses. Hebrews 12:1.
CLOUD
v.t.To overspread with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded; clouds intercept the rays of the sun. Hence, 2. To obscure; to darken; as, to cloud the day, or truth, or reason.
3. To darken in veins or spots; to variegate with colors; as clouded marble.
4. To make of a gloomy aspect; to give the appearance of sullenness.
What sullen fury clouds his scornful brow.
5. To sully; to tarnish.
CLOUD
v.i.To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; sometimes followed by over; as, the sky clouds over.
CLOUD-ASCENDING
a.Ascending to the clouds.
CLOUD-BERRY
n.A plant, called also knot-berry; Rubus chamaemorus.
CLOUD-BORN
a.Born of a cloud.
CLOUD-CAPT
a.[cloud and cap. ] Capped with clouds; touching the clouds; lofty. The cloud-capt towers.
CLOUD-COMPELLER
n.He that collects clouds; Jove.
CLOUD-COMPELLING
a.Collecting clouds; or driving clouds; as cloud-compelling Jove.
CLOUD-COVERED
a.Enveloped with clouds.
CLOUD-DISPELLING
a.Having power to disperse clouds.
CLOUD-ECLIPSED
a.Eclipsed by a cloud.
CLOUDED
pp. Overcast; overspread with clouds; obscured; darkened; rendered gloomy or sullen; variegated with colored spots or veins.
CLOUDILY
adv. [from cloudy. ] With clouds; darkly; obscurely.
CLOUDINESS
n. 1. The state of being overcast with clouds; as the cloudiness of the atmosphere.
2. Obscurity; gloom; want of brightness.
3. Darkness of appearance; variegation of colors in a fossil or other body.
4. Appearance of gloom or sullenness; as cloudiness of aspect.
CLOUDING
ppr. Overspreading with clouds; obscuring; giving an appearance of gloom or sullenness.
CLOUD-KISSING
a.Touching the clouds.
CLOUDLESS
a.Being without a cloud; unclouded; clear; bright; luminous; as cloudless skies.
CLOUD-PIERCING
a.Penetrating or rising above the clouds.
CLOUD-TOPT
a.Having the top covered with a cloud.
CLOUD-TOUCHING
a.Touching the clouds.
CLOUDY
a. 1. Overcast with clouds; obscured with clouds; as a cloudy day; a cloudy sky; a cloudy night.
2. Consisting of a cloud or clouds; as a cloudy pillar. Exodus 33:9.
3. Obscure; dark; not easily understood; as cloudy and confused notions.
4. Having the appearance of gloom; indicating gloom, anxiety, sullenness, or illnature; not open or cheerful; as cloudy looks.
5. Indicating gloom or sullenness; as cloudy wrath.
6. Marked with veins or spots of dark or various hues, as marble.
7. Not bright; as a cloudy diamond.
CLOUGH
n.cluf. A cleft in a hill. In commerce, an allowance of two pounds in every hundred weight, for the turn of the scale, that the commodity may hold out in retailing.
CLOUT
n. 1. A patch; a piece of cloth or leather, etc. , to close a breach.
2. A piece of cloth for mean purposes.
3. A piece of white cloth, for archers to shoot at.
4. An iron plate on an axle tree, to keep it from wearing.
5. A small nail
6. In vulgar language, a blow with the hand.
CLOUT
v.t. 1. To patch; to mend by sewing on a piece or patch; as clouted shoon, in Milton. This is the sense as understood by Johnson. Mason understands the word clouted to signify nailed, studded with small nails, from the French clouter, and the following words in Shakespeare, Whose rudeness answered my steps too loud, give some countenance to Masons interpretation. In this case, the verb clout must signify, to nail, or fasten with nails; to stud.
2. To cover with a piece of cloth.
3. To join clumsily; as clouted sentences.
4. To cover or arm with an iron plate.
5. To strike; to give a blow.
Clouted cream, in Gay, is evidently a mistake for clotted cream.
CLOUTED
pp. Patched; mended clumsily; covered with a clout.
CLOUTERLY
a.Clumsy; awkward.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CLOUD
Cloud, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. AS. cld a rock or hillock, the application arising from the frequent resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or air. ]
1. A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, susponded in the upper atmosphere. I do set my bow in the cloud. Gen. ix. 13.
Note: A classification of clouds according to their chief forms was first proposed by the meteorologist Howard, and this is still substantially employed. The following varieties and subvarieties are recognized: (a ) Cirrus. This is the most elevated of all the forms of clouds; is thin, long-drawn, sometimes looking like carded wool or hair, sometimes like a brush or room, sometimes in curl-like or fleecelike patches. It is the cat's-tail of the sailor, and the mare's-tail of the landsman. (b ) Cumulus. This form appears in large masses of a hemispherical form, or nearly so, above, but flat below, one often piled above another, forming great clouds, common in the summer, and presenting the appearance of gigantic mountains crowned with snow. It often affords rain and thunder gusts. (c ) Stratus. This form appears in layers or bands extending horizontally. (d ) Nimbus. This form is characterized by its uniform gray tint and ragged edges; it covers the sky in seasons of continued rain, as in easterly storms, and is the proper rain cloud. The name is sometimes used to denote a raining cumulus, or cumulostratus. (e ) Cirro-cumulus. This form consists, like the cirrus, of thin, broken, fleecelice clouds, but the parts are more or less rounded and regulary grouped. It is popularly called mackerel sky. (f ) Cirro-stratus. In this form the patches of cirrus coalesce in long strata, between cirrus and stratus. (g ) Cumulo-stratus. A form between cumulus and stratus, often assuming at the horizon a black or bluish tint. -- Fog, cloud, motionless, or nearly so, lying near or in contact with the earth's surface. -- Storm scud, cloud lying quite low, without form, and driven rapidly with the wind.
2. A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor. "A thick cloud of incense. " Ezek. viii. 11.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection. "So great a cloud of witnesses." Heb. xii. 1.
6. A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head. Cloud on a (or the ) title (Law ), a defect of title, usually superficial and capable of removal by release, decision in equity, or legislation. -- To be under a cloud, to be under suspicion or in disgrace; to be in disfavor. -- In the clouds, in the realm of facy and imagination; beyond reason; visionary.
CLOUD
Cloud, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clouded; p. pr. & vb. n. Clouding. ]
1. To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded.
2. To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen. One day too late, I fear me, noble lord, Hath clouded all thy happy days on earth. Shak. Be not disheartened, then, nor cloud those looks. Milton. Nothing clouds men's minds and impairs their honesty like prejudice. M. Arnold.
3. To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; -- esp. used of reputation or character. I would not be a stander-by to hear My sovereign mistress clouded so, without My present vengeance taken. Shak.
4. To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn. And the nice conduct of a clouded cane. Pope.
CLOUD
CLOUD Cloud, v. i.
Defn: To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; -- often used with up. Worthies, away! The scene begins to cloud. Shak.
CLOUDAGE
CLOUDAGE Cloud "age, n.
Defn: Mass of clouds; cloudiness. [R.] A scudding cloudage of shapes. Coleridge.
CLOUDBERRY
CLOUDBERRY Cloud "ber `ry, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A species of raspberry (Rubus Chamæmerous ) growing in the northern regions, and bearing edible, amber-colored fruit.
CLOUD-BUILT
CLOUD-BUILT Cloud "-built, a.
Defn: Built of, or in, the clouds; airy; unsubstantial; imaginary. Cowper. So vanished my cloud-built palace. Goldsmith.
CLOUD-BURST
CLOUD-BURST Cloud "-burst `, n.
Defn: A sudden copious rainfall, as the whole cloud had been precipitated at once.
CLOUD-CAPPED
CLOUD-CAPPED Cloud "-capped `, a.
Defn: Having clouds resting on the top or head; reaching to the clouds; as, cloud-capped mountains.
CLOUD-COMPELLER
CLOUD-COMPELLER Cloud "-com *pel `ler, n.
Defn: Cloud-gatherer; -- an epithet applied to Zeus. [Poetic. ] Pope.
CLOUDILY
CLOUDILY Cloud "i *ly, adv.
Defn: In a cloudy manner; darkly; obscurely. Dryden.
CLOUDINESS
CLOUDINESS Cloud "i *ness, n.
Defn: The state of being cloudy.
CLOUDING
CLOUDING Cloud "ing, n.
1. A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing.
2. A diversity of colors in yarn, recurring at regular intervals. Knight.
CLOUDLAND
CLOUDLAND Cloud "land `, n.
Defn: Dreamland.
CLOUDLESS
CLOUDLESS Cloud "less, a.
Defn: Without a cloud; clear; bright. A cloudless winter sky. Bankroft. -- Cloud "less *ly, adv. -- Cloud "less *ness, n.
CLOUDLET
CLOUDLET Cloud "let, n.
Defn: A little cloud. R. Browning. Eve's first star through fleecy cloudlet peeping. Coleridge.
CLOUDY
Cloud "y (, a. [Compar. Cloudier (; superl. Cloudiest.] Etym: [From Cloud, n.]
1. Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky.
2. Consisting of a cloud or clouds. As Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended. Ex. xxxiii. 9
3. Indicating gloom, anxiety, sullenness, or ill-nature; not open or cheerful. "A cloudy countenance. " Shak.
4. Confused; indistinct; obscure; dark. Cloudy and confused notions of things. Watts.
5. Lacking clearness, brightness, or luster. "A cloudy diamond. " Boyle.
6. Marked with veins or sports of dark or various hues, as marble.
CLOUGH
Clough, n. Etym: [OE. clough, cloghe, clou, clewch, AS. (assumed )cloh, akin to G. klinge ravine. ]
1. A cleft in a hill; a ravine; a narrow valley. Nares.
2. A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land. Knight.
CLOUGH
CLOUGH Clough, n. (Com. )
Defn: An allowance in weighing. See Cloff.
CLOUT
Clout, n. Etym: [AS. clut a little cloth, piece of metal; cf. Sw. klut, Icel. klutr a kerchief, or W. clwt a clout, Gael. clud.]
1. A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag. His garments, nought but many ragged clouts, With thorns together pinned and patched was. Spenser. A clout upon that head where late the diadem stood. Shak.
2. A swadding cloth.
3. A piece; a fragment. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
4. The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head. A'must shoot nearer or he'll ne'er hit the clout. Shak.
5. An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
6. A blow with the hand. [Low ] Clout nail, a kind of wrought-iron nail heaving a large flat head; -- used for fastening clouts to axletrees, plowshares, etc. , also for studding timber, and for various purposes.
CLOUT
Clout, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Clouting.] Etym: [OE. clutien. clouten, to patch. See Clout, n.]
1. To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout. And old shoes and clouted upon their feet. Josh. ix. 5. Paul, yea, and Peter, too, had more skill in. .. clouting an old tent than to teach lawyers. Latimer.
2. To join or patch clumsily. If fond Bavius vent his clouted song. P. Fletcher
3. To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
4. To give a blow to; to strike. [Low ] The. .. queen of Spain took off one of her chopines and clouted Olivarez about the noddle with it. Howell.
5. To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole. Clouted cream, clotted cream, i. e., cream obtained by warming new milk. A. Philips.
Note: "Clouted brogues " in Shakespeare and "clouted shoon " in Milton have been understood by some to mean shoes armed with nails; by others, patched shoes.
CLOUTERLY
Clout "er *ly, a. Etym: [From Clout, n.]
Defn: Clumsy; awkward. [Obs. ] Rough-hewn, cloutery verses. E. Phillips.
New American Oxford Dictionary
clou
clou |kluː | ▶noun the chief attraction, point of greatest interest, or central idea of a thing. ORIGIN French, literally ‘nail ’.
cloud
cloud |kloud klaʊd | ▶noun 1 a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground: the sun had disappeared behind a cloud | the full moon, hidden by veils of cloud. • an indistinct or billowing mass, esp. of smoke or dust: a cloud of dust. • a large number of insects or birds moving together: clouds of orange butterflies. • a vague patch of color in or on a liquid or transparent surface. 2 a state or cause of gloom, suspicion, trouble, or worry: the only cloud to appear on the horizon was Leopold's unexpected illness | a black cloud hung over their lives. • a frowning or depressed look: a cloud passed over Jessica's face. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (of the sky ) become overcast with clouds: the blue skies clouded over abruptly. • [ with obj. ] darken (the sky ) with clouds: the western sky was still clouded. 2 make or become less clear or transparent: [ with obj. ] : blood pumped out, clouding the water | [ no obj. ] : her eyes clouded with tears. • [ with obj. ] make (a matter or mental process ) unclear or uncertain; confuse: don't allow your personal feelings to cloud your judgment. • [ with obj. ] spoil or mar (something ): the general election was clouded by violence. 3 [ no obj. ] (of someone's face or eyes ) show worry, sorrow, or anger: his expression clouded over . • [ with obj. ] (of such an emotion ) show in (someone's face ): suspicion clouded her face. PHRASES every cloud has a silver lining see silver. have one's head in the clouds (of a person ) be out of touch with reality; be daydreaming. in the clouds out of touch with reality: this clergyman was in the clouds. on cloud nine extremely happy. [with reference to a ten-part classification of clouds in which “nine ” was next to the highest. ]under a cloud under suspicion; discredited: he left under something of a cloud, accused of misappropriating funds. DERIVATIVES cloud less adjective, cloud less ly adverb, cloud let |-lət |noun ORIGIN Old English clūd ‘mass of rock or earth ’; probably related to clot. Sense 1 of the noun dates from Middle English.
cloud base
cloud base ▶noun [ in sing. ] the level or altitude of the lowest part of a general mass of clouds.
cloudberry
cloud ber ry |ˈkloudˌberē ˈklaʊdbɛri | ▶noun ( pl. cloudberries ) a dwarf bramble that has white flowers and edible orange fruit and that grows on the mountains and moorlands of northern Eurasia and northern North America. [Rubus chamaemorus, family Rosaceae. ] ORIGIN late 16th cent.: apparently from the noun cloud in the obsolete sense ‘hill ’ + berry .
cloudburst
cloud burst |ˈkloudˌbərst ˈklaʊdˌbərst | ▶noun a sudden, violent rainstorm.
cloud chamber
cloud cham ber ▶noun Physics a device that contains air or gas supersaturated with water vapor and that is used to detect charged particles, X-rays, and gamma rays by the condensation trails that they produce.
cloud computing
cloud com put ing ▶noun the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer.
cloud cover
cloud cov er ▶noun [ in sing. ] a mass of cloud covering all or most of the sky.
cloud cuckoo land
cloud cuckoo land ▶noun [ mass noun ] a state of absurdly over-optimistic fantasy: anyone who believes that the Bill will be effective is living in cloud cuckoo land . ORIGIN late 19th cent.: translation of Greek Nephelokokkugia, the name of the city built by the birds in Aristophanes' comedy Birds, from nephelē ‘cloud ’ + kokkux ‘cuckoo ’.
cloud deck
cloud deck ▶noun Meteorology a bank of clouds of a particular type forming a layer at a certain altitude.
clouded leopard
cloud ed leop ard ▶noun a large spotted cat that hunts in trees at twilight and is found in forests in Southeast Asia. [Neofelis nebulosa, family Felidae. ]
clouded yellow
cloud ¦ed yel ¦low ▶noun a migratory Old World butterfly which has yellowish wings with black margins. ●Genus Colias, family Pieridae: several species, in particular C. croceus.
cloud hopping
cloud hop ping ▶noun the flying of an aircraft from cloud to cloud, typically for concealment.
cloudland
cloud |land ▶noun literary an imaginary or utopian place.
cloudscape
cloud scape |ˈkloudˌskāp ˈklaʊdskeɪp | ▶noun a large cloud formation considered in terms of its visual effect. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the noun cloud, on the pattern of words such as landscape .
cloud seeding
cloud seed ing ▶noun the dropping of crystals into clouds to cause rain.
cloudy
cloud y |ˈkloudē ˈklaʊdi | ▶adjective ( cloudier, cloudiest ) 1 (of the sky or weather ) covered with or characterized by clouds; overcast: next morning was cloudy. 2 (of a liquid ) not transparent or clear: the pond water is slightly cloudy. • (of a color ) opaque; having white as a constituent: cloudy reds and blues and greens. • (of marble ) variegated with cloudlike markings. • (of someone's eyes ) misted with tears: she stared at him, her eyes cloudy. • uncertain; unclear: the issue becomes more cloudy. DERIVATIVES cloud i ly |ˈkloudl-ē |adverb, cloud i ness noun
Clouet
Clou et |klo͞oˈā, klo͞oˈe kluˈeɪ | two French court portrait painters, Jean ( c. 1485 –1541 ) and his son François ( c. 1516 –72 ).
clough
clough |klʌf | ▶noun N. English a steep valley or ravine. ORIGIN Old English clōh (recorded in place names ), of Germanic origin; related to German dialect Klinge .
Clough, Arthur Hugh
Clough, Arthur Hugh |klʌf | (1819 –61 ), English poet. He is especially remembered for longer poems such as Amours de Voyage (1858 ).
clout
clout |klout klaʊt | ▶noun 1 informal a heavy blow with the hand or a hard object: a clout on the ear. 2 informal influence or power, esp. in politics or business: I knew he carried a lot of clout. 3 archaic a piece of cloth or clothing, esp. one used as a patch. 4 Archery a target used in long-distance shooting, placed flat on the ground with a flag marking its center. • a shot that hits such a target. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 informal hit hard with the hand or a hard object: I clouted him on the head. 2 archaic mend with a patch. ORIGIN Old English clūt (in the sense ‘a patch or metal plate ’); related to Dutch kluit ‘lump, clod, ’ also to cleat and clot. The shift of sense to ‘heavy blow, ’ which dates from late Middle English, is difficult to explain; possibly the change occurred first in the verb (from ‘put a patch on ’ to ‘hit hard ’).
clout nail
clout nail ▶noun a nail with a large flat head, used chiefly for securing roofing felt.
Oxford Dictionary
clou
clou |kluː | ▶noun the chief attraction, point of greatest interest, or central idea of a thing. ORIGIN French, literally ‘nail ’.
cloud
cloud |klaʊd | ▶noun 1 a visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the general level of the ground: the sun had disappeared behind a cloud | [ mass noun ] : the sky was almost free of cloud. • an indistinct or billowing mass, especially of smoke or dust: a cloud of dust. • a large number of insects or birds moving together: clouds of orange butterflies. • an opaque patch within a transparent substance. 2 used to refer to a state or cause of gloom, suspicion, trouble, or worry: the only cloud on the immediate horizon is raising a mortgage. • a frowning or depressed look: a cloud passed over Jessica's face. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (of the sky ) become overcast or gloomy: the blue skies clouded over abruptly. • [ with obj. ] darken (the sky ) with cloud: the western sky was still clouded. 2 make or become less clear or transparent: [ with obj. ] : blood pumped out, clouding the water | [ no obj. ] : her eyes clouded with tears. • [ with obj. ] make (a matter or mental process ) unclear or uncertain: don't allow your personal feelings to cloud your judgement. • [ with obj. ] spoil (something ): the general election was clouded by violence. 3 [ no obj. ] (of someone's face or eyes ) show an emotion such as worry, sorrow, or anger: his expression clouded over . • [ with obj. ] (of an emotion such as worry, sorrow, or anger ) show in (someone's face ): suspicion clouded her face. PHRASES every cloud has a silver lining see silver. in the clouds out of touch with reality: this clergyman was in the clouds. on cloud nine (or seven ) extremely happy. [with reference to a ten-part classification of clouds in which ‘nine ’ was next to the highest. ] under a cloud under suspicion or discredited. with one's head in the clouds (of a person ) out of touch with reality; daydreaming. DERIVATIVES cloudless adjective, cloudlessly adverb, cloudlet noun ORIGIN Old English clūd ‘mass of rock or earth ’; probably related to clot. Sense 1 of the noun dates from Middle English.
cloud base
cloud base ▶noun [ in sing. ] the level or altitude of the lowest part of a general mass of clouds.
cloudberry
cloud |berry |ˈklaʊdbɛri, -b (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. cloudberries ) a dwarf bramble with white flowers and edible orange fruit, which grows on the mountains and moorlands of northern Eurasia and northern North America. ●Rubus chamaemorus, family Rosaceae. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: apparently from the noun cloud in the obsolete sense ‘hill ’ + berry .
cloudburst
cloud |burst |ˈklaʊdbəːst | ▶noun a sudden violent rainstorm.
cloud chamber
cloud cham |ber ▶noun Physics a device containing air or gas supersaturated with water vapour, used to detect charged particles, X-rays, and gamma rays by the condensation trails which they produce.
cloud computing
cloud computing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer.
cloud cover
cloud cover ▶noun [ in sing. ] a mass of cloud covering all or most of the sky.
cloud cuckoo land
cloud cuckoo land ▶noun [ mass noun ] a state of absurdly over-optimistic fantasy: anyone who believes that the Bill will be effective is living in cloud cuckoo land . ORIGIN late 19th cent.: translation of Greek Nephelokokkugia, the name of the city built by the birds in Aristophanes' comedy Birds, from nephelē ‘cloud ’ + kokkux ‘cuckoo ’.
cloud deck
cloud deck ▶noun Meteorology a bank of clouds of a particular type forming a layer at a certain altitude.
clouded leopard
cloud ¦ed leop |ard ▶noun a large spotted cat found in forests in SE Asia. ●Neofelis nebulosa, family Felidae.
clouded yellow
cloud ¦ed yel ¦low ▶noun a migratory Old World butterfly which has yellowish wings with black margins. ●Genus Colias, family Pieridae: several species, in particular C. croceus.
cloud hopping
cloud hop |ping ▶noun [ mass noun ] the flying of an aircraft from cloud to cloud for concealment.
cloudland
cloud |land ▶noun literary an imaginary or utopian place.
cloudscape
cloud |scape |ˈklaʊdskeɪp | ▶noun a large cloud formation considered in terms of its visual effect. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from cloud, on the pattern of words such as landscape .
cloud seeding
cloud seed |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the dropping of crystals into clouds to cause rain.
cloudy
cloudy |ˈklaʊdi | ▶adjective ( cloudier, cloudiest ) 1 (of the sky or weather ) covered with or characterized by clouds: a very grey, cloudy day. 2 (of a liquid ) not transparent or clear: the pond water is slightly cloudy. • (of a colour ) having white as a constituent: cloudy reds and blues and greens. • (of a person's eyes ) misted with tears: she stared at him, her eyes cloudy. • uncertain; unclear: the issue becomes more cloudy. DERIVATIVES cloudily adverb, cloudiness noun
Clouet
Clouet |ˈkluːeɪ, French klwɛ | two French court portrait painters, Jean ( c. 1485 –1541 ) and his son François ( c. 1516 –72 ).
clough
clough |klʌf | ▶noun N. English a steep valley or ravine. ORIGIN Old English clōh (recorded in place names ), of Germanic origin; related to German dialect Klinge .
Clough, Arthur Hugh
Clough, Arthur Hugh |klʌf | (1819 –61 ), English poet. He is especially remembered for longer poems such as Amours de Voyage (1858 ).
clout
clout |klaʊt | ▶noun 1 informal a heavy blow with the hand or a hard object: a clout round the ear. 2 [ mass noun ] informal influence or power, especially in politics or business: I knew she carried a lot of clout. 3 archaic a piece of cloth or article of clothing. 4 Archery a target twelve times the usual size, placed flat on the ground with a flag marking its centre and used in long-distance shooting. • a long-distance shot that hits a clout . 5 short for clout nail. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 informal hit (someone or something ) hard: I clouted him round the head. 2 archaic mend with a patch. PHRASES ne'er cast a clout till May be out proverb do not discard your winter clothes until the end of May. [ clout in clout ( sense 3 of the noun ). ]ORIGIN Old English clūt (in the sense ‘a patch or metal plate ’); related to Dutch kluit ‘lump, clod ’, also to cleat and clot. The shift of sense to ‘heavy blow ’, which dates from late Middle English, is difficult to explain; possibly the change occurred first in the verb (from ‘put a patch on ’ to ‘hit hard ’).
clout nail
clout nail ▶noun a nail with a large flat head, used chiefly for securing roofing felt.
American Oxford Thesaurus
cloud
cloud noun a cloud of exhaust smoke: mass, billow; pall, mantle, blanket. ▶verb 1 the sky clouded: become cloudy, cloud over, become overcast, lower, blacken, darken. 2 the sand is churned up, clouding the water: make cloudy, make murky, dirty, darken, blacken. 3 anger clouded my judgment: confuse, muddle, obscure, fog, muddy, mar. PHRASES on cloud nine Amy was on cloud nine when she passed the bar exam: ecstatic, rapturous, joyful, elated, blissful, euphoric, in seventh heaven, walking on air, transported, in raptures, delighted, thrilled, overjoyed, over the moon, on top of the world, tickled pink.
cloudy
cloudy adjective 1 a cloudy sky: overcast, clouded; dark, gray, black, leaden, murky; somber, dismal, heavy, gloomy; sunless, starless; hazy, misty, foggy. ANTONYMS clear, bright. 2 cloudy water: murky, muddy, milky, dirty, opaque, turbid. ANTONYMS clear. 3 his eyes grew cloudy: tearful, teary, weepy, lachrymose; moist, watery; misty, blurred. ANTONYMS clear, dry.
clout informal
clout informal noun 1 a clout on the ear: smack, slap, thump, punch, blow, hit, cuff, box, clip; informal whack, wallop. 2 her clout in the business world: influence, power, weight, sway, leverage, control, say; dominance, authority; informal teeth, muscle. ▶verb he clouted me: hit, strike, punch, smack, slap, cuff, thump, buffet; informal wallop, belt, whack, clobber, sock, bop.
Oxford Thesaurus
cloud
cloud noun 1 a cloud of blue exhaust smoke: mass, billow, pall, shroud, mantle, blanket, layer, sheet, curtain, canopy. 2 from the elms rose a cloud of rooks: swarm, flock, flight, hive, covey, drove, herd; mass, multitude, host, horde, throng, crowd. 3 the dark clouds of a recession: threat, menace, shadow, spectre, blight; gloom, darkness, chill, pall; trouble, problem, worry. PHRASES on cloud nine /seven ecstatic, rapturous, joyful, elated, blissful, joyous, beatific, euphoric, enraptured, in seventh heaven, transported, in transports, in raptures, beside oneself with joy /happiness, rhapsodic, ravished, enchanted, delighted, thrilled, overjoyed, very happy; informal over the moon, on top of the world, walking on air, blissed out; Austral. informal wrapped. ANTONYMS depressed. under a cloud they arrive in a rush, having fled New Hampshire under a cloud: in disgrace, disgraced, discredited, shamed. ▶verb 1 the sky clouded: become cloudy, cloud over, become overcast, become gloomy, grow dim, lour, blacken, darken, dim. ANTONYMS clear. 2 the bottom of the river is churned up, clouding the water: make cloudy, make murky, dirty, darken, blacken; N. Amer. roil, rile. ANTONYMS clear. 3 anger clouded my professional judgement: confuse, muddle; make unclear, obscure, fog, befog, muddy, blur. ANTONYMS clarify. WORD LINKS cloud nephophobia fear of clouds Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
cloudy
cloudy adjective 1 a cloudy sky: overcast, clouded, clouded over, overclouded; dark, darkened, grey, black, leaden, dull, murky; sombre, dismal, dreary, cheerless, heavy, gloomy, dim, louring; sunless, starless; hazy, misty, foggy; threatening, menacing, promising rain. ANTONYMS bright. 2 the drinking water looked cloudy: murky, muddy, milky, dirty, clouded, dull, opaque, non-transparent, emulsified, opalescent, turbid; N. Amer. riled, roily; literary roiled. ANTONYMS clear. 3 Alexei's eyes grew cloudy: tearful, teary, weepy, weeping, lachrymose; moist, misty, watery, rheumy; blurred, blurry, unfocused. ANTONYMS dry. 4 it is important to avoid cloudy phrases, in which the real meaning may be obscured: vague, blurred, fuzzy, indistinct, imprecise, foggy, hazy, confused, muddled, indefinite, lacking definition, nebulous, obscure, unformed. ANTONYMS clear, focused.
clout informal
clout informal noun 1 I gave him a clout on the ear: smack, slap, thump, punch, blow, hit, knock, bang, cuff, box, spanking, spank, tap, clip; informal whack, wallop, clobbering, sock. 2 the negotiating clout of a large business: influence, power, pull, weight, sway, leverage, control, say, mastery, dominance, domination, advantage; authority, prestige, standing, stature, rank; informal teeth, beef, muscle. ▶verb he started to clout me around the head: hit, strike, punch, smack, slap, cuff, thump, beat, batter, pound, pummel, thrash, rap, spank, buffet, hammer, bang, knock, box someone's ears; informal wallop, belt, whack, clobber, sock, clip, bop, biff, swipe, tan, lay one on.
Duden Dictionary
Clou
Clou Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |kluː |der Clou; Genitiv: des Clous, Plural: die Clous französisch clou, eigentlich = Nagel < lateinisch clavus Höhepunkt, wichtigstes Ereignis sie, ihre Darbietung war der Clou des Abends
Cloud-Computing
Cloud-Com pu ting , Cloud com pu ting Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , das Cloudcomputing |ˈkla͜udkɔmpjuːtɪŋ ˈkla͜udkɔmpjuːtɪŋ |das Cloud-Computing; Genitiv: des Cloud-Computings das Cloudcomputing; Genitiv: des Cloudcomputings englisch cloud computing, aus: cloud = Wolke und computing = das Rechnen mit dem Computer über ein Netzwerk ermöglichte Nutzung mehrerer verteilter Rechner
French Dictionary
clou
clou n. m. nom masculin 1 Petite tige de métal qui sert à fixer, à assembler. : Des clous de tapissier. 2 au pluriel Passage clouté. : Traverser dans les clous. 3 figuré Furoncle. : Ce clou me fait souffrir.
clouage
clouage n. m. nom masculin Action de clouer.
clouer
clouer v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Fixer avec des clous. : La planche est clouée au sol. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le verbe clouter, garnir de clous. 2 figuré Immobiliser. : Il est cloué au lit depuis une semaine, il est trop faible pour se lever. SYNONYME retenir . aimer
cloutage
cloutage n. m. nom masculin Action de clouter.
clouté
clouté , ée adj. adjectif Orné de clous. : Un ensemble blouson et pantalon de cuir noir clouté et chaîné d ’or. « une rue où résonnent les bottes cloutées du destin » (Pierre Nepveu , Lignes aériennes ). LOCUTION Passage clouté. Passage pour piétons. : « On ne traverse les rues à Paris qu ’aux passages cloutés » (Gabrielle Roy , La Détresse et l ’Enchantement ).
clouter
clouter v. tr. verbe transitif Garnir de clous. : Des bottes cloutées. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le verbe clouer, fixer avec des clous. Clouer un crochet. aimer
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
cloud
cloud /klaʊd /〖語源は 「岩や土の塊 」〗(形 )cloudy 名詞 複 ～s /-dz /1 U 雲 (!具体例ではa ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ puffy white clouds in the sky ふんわりと空に浮かぶ白い雲 ▸ Storm clouds are gathering .あらしになりそうな雲行きになって来た ▸ Every cloud has a silver lining .｟ことわざ ｠どんな雲でも銀白の裏がある ; 「楽あれば苦あり 」.2 C (ほこり 湯気などの )雲のような物 ▸ clouds of smoke 舞い上がる煙 .3 C (虫などの )集団 , 大群 ▸ a cloud of birds 群がり飛ぶ鳥の群れ ▸ Grasshoppers are moving in clouds .バッタが大群で移動している .4 C 不安 , 災いのきざし , 暗雲 ▸ cast a cloud over the country's future その国の将来に暗い影を投げかける ▸ A dark cloud was hanging over my head .私の心には暗雲が立ちこめていた .5 C (ガラスなどの )曇り , (液体などの )濁り .a (small ) cl ò ud on the hor í zon 将来の不安 ; 不安の種 .in the cl ó uds 1 空高く .2 非現実的な ; 空想の, うわの空で .on cl ò ud n í ne ｟くだけて やや古 ｠〖通例be ～〗雲の上にいるような, 有頂天の .under a cl ó ud ｟くだけて ｠疑惑の中で, 信頼を失って .動詞 ～s /-dz /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈ガラスなど 〉を曇らせる (over, up )▸ Her breath clouded the window .彼女の息が窓を曇らせた .2 〈液体 〉を濁らせる .3 〈思考 記憶 判断 理解など 〉を曇らせる , 鈍らせる ▸ cloud one's judgment 判断を鈍らせる .4 〈状況 事態など 〉をわかりにくくする ▸ cloud the issue 問題点をあいまいにする .5 ｟文 ｠〈顔 目など 〉を曇らせる (over ).6 〈事 〉を汚す , …に暗い影を投じる .7 〈霧などが 〉〈空 山など 〉を雲で覆う .自動詞 1 〈ガラスなどが 〉曇る (over, up ).2 〈液体が 〉濁る .3 ｟文 ｠〈顔が 〉曇る ; 暗くなる (over )▸ Judy's eyes clouded with pain .ジュディの瞳は苦痛を浮かべていた .4 〈空が 〉曇る (over, up ).
cloudburst
cl ó ud b ù rst 名詞 C 突然の大雨 [豪雨 ].
cloud-cuckoo-land
cl ò ud-c ú ckoo-l à nd cl ó ud l à nd 名詞 U ｟くだけて けなして ｠〖時にa ～〗夢の世界, 夢想郷, 神秘の国 ▸ live in cloud-cuckoo-land 現状認識できずにいる .
clouded
cl ó ud ed /-ɪd /形容詞 1 雲で覆われた 〈空 〉; 曇った 〈ガラスなど 〉.2 (気持ちが )混乱した, さえない 〈顔など 〉.
cloudless
cl ó ud less 形容詞 雲のない, 晴れわたった, 明るい .～ly 副詞
cloudy
cloud y /kláʊdi /→cloud 形容詞 -ier ; -iest /more ～; most ～1 曇った , 雲の多い (↔cloudless ); 雲の (ような )▸ on a cloudy day 曇った日に ▸ under cloudy skies 曇り空の下で ▸ Skies are [The weather is ] partly cloudy .空 [お天気 ]は曇りがちです .2 〈液体が 〉濁っている ; 〈窓などが 〉曇った .3 〈記憶 判断 理解などが 〉ぼんやりした , はっきりしない ▸ His thinking has become cloudy .彼の思考は鈍ってきた .4 〈顔つきなどが 〉陰気な , ふきげんな .cl ó ud i ness 名詞 U 曇り ; 不明瞭 （ふめいりょう ）.
clout
clout /klaʊt /名詞 ｟くだけて ｠1 U (経済 政治における )権威, 影響力 .2 C (平手 げんこつの )強打, 一撃 (blow 2 ).動詞 他動詞 …を強くなぐる [たたく ].
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