cloud
Noun
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is a type of: physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energysubtypes:
- coma - (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed
- nebula - an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space
- aerosol - a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
- cosmic dust - clouds of particles or gases occurring throughout interstellar space
- dust cloud - a cloud of dust suspended in the air
- mushroom, mushroom cloud, mushroom-shaped cloud - a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)
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is a type of: atmospheric phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the atmospheresubtypes:
- cirrocumulus, cirrocumulus cloud - a cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples
- cirrostratus, cirrostratus cloud - a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude
- cirrus, cirrus cloud - a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)
- cloud bank - a layer of clouds seen from a distance
- condensation trail, contrail - an artificial cloud created by an aircraft; caused either by condensation due to the reduction in air pressure above the wing surface or by water vapor in the engine exhaust
- cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus cloud, thundercloud - a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms
- cumulus, cumulus cloud - a globular cloud
- mother-of-pearl cloud, nacreous cloud - a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon
- nebule - a small cloud
- nimbus, nimbus cloud, rain cloud - a dark grey cloud bearing rain
- storm cloud - a heavy dark cloud presaging rain or a storm
- stratus, stratus cloud - a large dark low cloud
is a part of: sky - the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earthsubstance holonym: water vapor, water vapour - water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature -
is a type of: suspicion - the state of being suspected
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subtypes: infestation, plague - a swarm of insects that attack plantsmember holonym: insect - small air-breathing arthropodsame as: swarm
Verb
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is a type of: darken - make dark or darkersame as: overcast
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subtypes: overshadow - cast a shadow upon
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is a type of: spot - mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
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is a type of: dull - make less lively or vigorous
Found on Word Lists
- Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
- Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
- Nouns denoting natural phenomena
- Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
- Verbs of feeling
- Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
- Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
- Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
- Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
- Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
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