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clouds

The correct spelling is clouds.

How to pronounce clouds

/klaʊdz/
noun

IPA: /klaʊdz/

Say it like: Clo-wds

The correct spelling is clouds. A rock; boulder; a hill. For example: "He opened the door and was greeted by a cloud of bats."

Usage Examples

He opened the door and was greeted by a cloud of bats.

The comic-book character's thoughts appeared in a cloud above his head.

The glass clouds when you breathe on it.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A rock; boulder; a hill.
  2. 2.A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
  3. 3.Any mass of dust, steam or smoke resembling such a mass.
  4. 4.Anything which makes things foggy or gloomy.
  5. 5.Anything unsubstantial.

verb

  1. 1.To become foggy or gloomy, or obscured from sight.
  2. 2.To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds.
  3. 3.To make obscure.
  4. 4.To make less acute or perceptive.
  5. 5.To make gloomy or sullen.

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