Cloud vs. Obfuscate — What's the Difference?

In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of minute liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water or various other chemicals may compose the droplets and crystals.

To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand

A visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the general level of the ground

To render indistinct or dim; darken

Used to refer to a state or cause of gloom, suspicion, trouble, or worry

To make dark; to overshadow.

A network of remote servers hosted on the Internet and used to store, manage, and process data in place of local servers or personal computers

To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.

(of the sky) become overcast or gloomy

(computing) To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.

Make or become less clear or transparent

(obsolete) Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.

(of someone's face or eyes) show an emotion such as worry, sorrow, or anger

Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.

A visible body of very fine water droplets or ice particles suspended in the atmosphere at altitudes ranging up to several miles above sea level.

To darken; to obscure; to becloud.

A mass of particles or droplets, as of dust, smoke, or steam, suspended in the atmosphere or existing in outer space.

To confuse; to bewilder; to make unclear.

A large moving body of things in the air or on the ground; a swarm

Make obscure or unclear

A collection of particles or other small entities

An opaque mass of particles suspended in water

A dark region or blemish, as on a polished stone.

A state or cause of sadness, worry, or anger

A state or cause of confusion or misunderstanding

A state or cause of suspicion or disgrace

A large area of coordinated wireless internet service.

The collection of data and services available through the internet

To cover or obscure with clouds

To make less clear or transparent

To make sorrowful, troubled, or angry

To cause to appear sorrowful, troubled, or angry

To make difficult to know or understand; make obscure or uncertain

To confuse

To cast aspersions on; sully

To become cloudy or overcast

To become dark, obscure, or less transparent

To show sorrow, worry, or anger

(obsolete) A rock; boulder; a hill.

A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.

Any mass of dust, steam or smoke resembling such a mass.

Anything which makes things foggy or gloomy.

(figurative) Anything unsubstantial.

A dark spot on a lighter material or background.

A group or swarm, especially suspended above the ground or flying.

An elliptical shape or symbol whose outline is a series of semicircles, supposed to resemble a cloud.

A telecom network (from their representation in engineering drawings)

The Internet, regarded as an abstract amorphous omnipresent space for processing and storage, the focus of cloud computing.

(figuratively) A negative or foreboding aspect of something positive: see every cloud has a silver lining or every silver lining has a cloud.

(slang) Crystal methamphetamine.

A large, loosely-knitted headscarf worn by women.

(intransitive) To become foggy or gloomy, or obscured from sight.

(transitive) To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds.

Of the breath, to become cloud; to turn into mist.

(transitive) To make obscure.

(transitive) To make less acute or perceptive.

(transitive) To make gloomy or sullen.

(transitive) To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish (reputation or character).

(transitive) To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors.

(intransitive) To become marked, darkened or variegated in this way.

A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.

A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor.

A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title.

That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect.

A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection.

A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head.

To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded.

To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen.

To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; - esp. used of reputation or character.

To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn.

To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; - often used with up.

Any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

A visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude

Out of touch with reality;

A cause of worry or gloom or trouble;

Suspicion affecting your reputation;

A group of many insects;

Make overcast or cloudy;

Make less visible or unclear;

Billow up in the form of a cloud;

Make gloomy or depressed;

Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon;

Colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

Make milky or dull;