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1. cirrus
noun. ['ˈsɪrəs'] a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- cirrus (Latin)
Rhymes with Cirrus Cloud
- overcrowd
- disavowed
- disallowed
- mcloud
- mcleod
- mccloud
- macleod
- enshroud
- unbowed
- stroud
- endowed
- shroud
- proud
- plowed
- ploughed
- odowd
- o'dowd
- crowd
- browed
- avowed
- aloud
- allowed
- abboud
- wowed
- vowed
- sowed
- how'd
- houde
- goude
- dowd
Sentences with cirrus-cloud
1. Noun Phrase
The higher the warm air flows, the more likely that cirrus clouds will form.
2. Noun Phrase
Puff out cotton balls around the edges and glue them below the cirrus clouds; label these cumulus clouds.
3. Noun Phrase
As a warm front approaches, you will typically first observe high, wispy cirrus clouds.
4. Noun Phrase
Jet streaks may cause the formation of cirrus clouds.
2. cirrus
noun. ['ˈsɪrəs'] a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile.
Etymology
- cirrus (Latin)
4. cloud
noun. ['ˈklaʊd'] any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible.
Etymology
- cloud (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. cloud
noun. ['ˈklaʊd'] a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude.
Synonyms
- water vapour
- atmospheric phenomenon
- cirrostratus cloud
- cumulonimbus
- cirrostratus
- nebule
- stratus
- cirrus
- mother-of-pearl cloud
- cirrus cloud
- condensation trail
- thundercloud
- stratus cloud
- cirrocumulus
- cumulonimbus cloud
- contrail
- rain cloud
- water vapor
- cloud bank
- nacreous cloud
- nimbus cloud
- nimbus
- sky
- cirrocumulus cloud
- storm cloud
- cumulus cloud
Antonyms
Etymology
- cloud (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. cloud
noun. ['ˈklaʊd'] out of touch with reality.
Synonyms
Etymology
- cloud (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. cloud
verb. ['ˈklaʊd'] billow up in the form of a cloud.
Synonyms
Etymology
- cloud (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. cloud
verb. ['ˈklaʊd'] make less visible or unclear.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- cloud (Middle English (1100-1500))