Moisture in the air, clouds and cloudy weather
bank
noun
a large mass of cloud or fog
billow
noun
a moving cloud of something such as smoke or steam
cirrocumulus
noun
small round clouds that form lines high in the sky
cirrostratus
noun
a thin layer of cloud found very high in the sky
cirrus
noun
a type of thin cloud found very high in the sky
cloud
noun
a white or grey mass of very small drops of water in the sky
cloudy
adjective
full of clouds
column
noun
something that rises up into the air in a straight line
cumulonimbus
noun
a mass of very tall thick cloud that usually brings rain and sometimes thunder
cumulus
noun
a large low white cloud that is round at the top and flat at the bottom. Cumulus clouds form at the lower levels of the atmosphere.
dull
adjective
if the weather is dull, there are a lot of clouds and it is rather dark
fog
noun
a thick cloud that forms close to the ground or to water and is difficult to see through. Fog is thicker than mist
fogbound
adjective
not able to operate normally because of thick fog
fogbound
adjective
not able to travel because of thick fog
foggy
adjective
full of fog or covered with fog
gather
verb
if clouds gather, they start to appear and cover part of the sky
grey
adjective
used for describing the weather or the light when it is not very bright, because there is a lot of cloud
lour
another spelling of lower3
lower
verb
if clouds lower, they are very dark, as if a storm is coming
mist
noun
small drops of a particular liquid that are in the air
misty
adjective
used about places and times that are misty
nimbus
noun
a dark grey rain cloud
overcast
adjective
with a sky completely full of clouds
pall
noun
something such as smoke, dust, or cloud that covers an area and makes it darker
pea souper
noun
a fog (=thick low cloud) that prevents you from seeing anything
scud
verb
if clouds scud across the sky, they move quickly
sea mist
noun
a thin low cloud that comes onto the land from the sea
steam
noun
the hot wet substance like a thin cloud that is produced when water is heated
steam
noun
the wet substance that forms on windows and mirrors when wet air suddenly becomes hot or cold
storm cloud
noun
a very dark cloud
thundercloud
noun
a big dark cloud that you see during a storm
vapor
the American spelling of vapour
vapour
noun
very small drops of water or other liquids in the air that make the air feel wet
