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cloth|ing ◆◇◇ /kloʊ ð I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Clothing is the things that people wear. □  Some locals offered food and clothing to the refugees. □  What is your favourite item of clothing? □  Wear protective clothing.

clo t|ted crea m N‑UNCOUNT Clotted cream is very thick cream made by heating milk gently and taking the cream off the top. It is made mainly in the southwest of England.

cloud ◆◇◇ /klaʊ d/ (clouds , clouding , clouded )

1 N‑VAR A cloud is a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky. Clouds are usually white or grey in colour. □  …the varied shapes of the clouds. □  The sky was almost entirely obscured by cloud. □  …the risks involved in flying through cloud.

2 N‑COUNT A cloud of something such as smoke or dust is a mass of it floating in the air. □ [+ of ] The hens darted away on all sides, raising a cloud of dust.

3 VERB If you say that something clouds your view of a situation, you mean that it makes you unable to understand the situation or judge it properly. □ [V n] Perhaps anger had clouded his vision, perhaps his judgment had been faulty. □ [V n] In his latter years religious mania clouded his mind.

4 VERB If you say that something clouds a situation, you mean that it makes it unpleasant. □ [be V -ed + by ] His last years were clouded by financial difficulties.

5 VERB If glass clouds or if moisture clouds it, tiny drops of water cover the glass, making it difficult to see through. □ [V ] The mirror clouded beside her cheek. □ [V n] I run the water very hot, clouding the mirror.

6 ADJ Cloud-based technology allows you to use programs and information that are stored on the internet rather than on your own computer. □  We use a cloud-based communication system.

7 PHRASE If you say that someone is on cloud nine , you are emphasizing that they are very happy. [INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □  When Michael was born I was on cloud nine.

8every cloud has a silver lining → see silver lining

▸  cloud over PHRASAL VERB If the sky clouds over , it becomes covered with clouds. □ [V P ] After a fine day, the sky had clouded over and suddenly rain lashed against the windows. COLLOCATIONS cloud NOUN

1

noun + cloud : rain, storm

adjective + cloud : black, dark, grey, white; billowing, fluffy, thick

2

noun + cloud : ash, dust

cloud|burst /klaʊ dbɜː ^r st/ (cloudbursts ) N‑COUNT A cloudburst is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain.

cloud com|pu |ting N‑UNCOUNT Cloud computing is a model of computer use in which services that are available on the internet are provided to users on a temporary basis. [COMPUTING ]

clou d-cu ckoo-land N‑UNCOUNT [oft a N ] If you say that someone is living in cloud-cuckoo-land , you are criticizing them because they think there are no problems and that things will happen exactly as they want them to, when this is obviously not the case. [mainly BRIT , DISAPPROVAL ] □  I was living in cloud-cuckoo-land about my salary expectations.

cloud|less /klaʊ dləs/ ADJ If the sky is cloudless , there are no clouds in it.

cloudy /klaʊ di/ (cloudier , cloudiest )

1 ADJ If it is cloudy , there are a lot of clouds in the sky. □  …a windy, cloudy day.

2 ADJ A cloudy liquid is less clear than it should be.

clout /klaʊ t/ (clouts , clouting , clouted )

1 VERB If you clout someone, you hit them. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n] Rachel clouted him. □ [V n + on ] The officer clouted her on the head. ● N‑COUNT Clout is also a noun. □  I was half tempted to give one of them a clout myself.

2 N‑UNCOUNT A person or institution that has clout has influence and power. [INFORMAL ] □  This former TV actress already has the clout to alter movie screenplays.

clove /kloʊ v/ (cloves )