/klaʊd/

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Meaning

A white or grey shape in the sky made of tiny drops of water.

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Word origin

From Old English clud, which first meant a mass of rock or hill and later a mass of vapour in the sky.

Origin
Old English
Root
clud

Grammar

Gender
Pluralclouds

Examples

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"Cloud" is a shape of water drops floating in the sky.

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"Clouds" is the plural, meaning more than one cloud.

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Here "clouds" are the ones that mean wet weather is coming.

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This word is taught in chapter 20, lesson 1: cloud, nerve, apple and 7 more words.