cumulus

Noun
  1. A globular cloud (synset 109284866)
    is a type of: cloud - a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
    subtypes:
    • altocumulus, altocumulus cloud - a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
    • thunderhead - a rounded projecting mass of a cumulus cloud with shining edges; often appears before a thunderstorm
    same as: cumulus cloud
  2. A collection of objects laid on top of each other (synset 107978094)
    is a type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
    subtypes:
    • compost heap, compost pile - a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost
    • dunghill, midden, muckheap, muckhill - a heap of dung or refuse
    • scrapheap - pile of discarded metal
    • shock - a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
    • slagheap - pile of waste matter from coal mining etc
    • stack - an orderly pile
    • funeral pyre, pyre - wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
    • woodpile - a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel
    • stockpile - a storage pile accumulated for future use
    same as: agglomerate, cumulation, heap, mound, pile

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