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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | clud 'rock, hill'; because some clouds look like rocks |
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1 a white or grey mass in the sky that forms from very small drops of water ➔ storm cloud, thundercloud
in the sky
[uncountable and countable]DN2 a mass of dust, smoke etc in the air, or a large number of insects flying together 
clouds of mosquitoes buzzing around us
in the air
[countable]clouds of mosquitoes buzzing around us3 something that makes you feel afraid, worried. unhappy etc
problem
[countable] cloud on the horizon (=something that might spoil a happy situation) The only cloud on the horizon was her mother's illness.
The only cloud on the horizon was her mother's illness.4 if someone is under a cloud, people have a bad opinion of them because they think they have done something wrong : He left the company under a cloud of suspicion.
under a cloud (of suspicion)
informalHe left the company under a cloud of suspicion.6 used to say that there is something good even in a situation that seems very sad or difficult
every cloud has a silver lining
7 to think that a situation is much better than it really is, in a way that is slightly stupid
