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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
cloud
/klaʊd/
noun1 of 2
a mass of water vapor in the sky, as when it is going to rain
- “The sky is blue with not a cloud in sight.”Tatoeba
- “The years passed by as fast as clouds in summer.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To become foggy or gloomy, or obscured from sight.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)