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obscure
Adjective
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If something is obscure, it is not easy to understand.
The textbook the teacher was using in her class was obscure.
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If something is obscure, it is not bright in color or appearance; it is dull or dark.
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If something is obscure, it is very hard to make out a clear image of it; it is faint; it is unclear or vague.
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If something is obscure, it is hidden; it is out of sight.
The Johnsons decided to have a date at an obscure retreat.
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If a place where people live is obscure, it is found far away from where most other people live.
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If something is obscure, it is not easily seen; it is inconspicuous.
The ruby had an obscure flaw in it.
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If somebody is obscure, they are not known; they have no fame and are not notable.
obscure
Verb
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If someone obscures something, they darken it; they make it faint.
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If someone obscures something, they hide it from sight; they put it out of sight.
The fog obscured the road ahead of Sherry while she was driving.
The cloud was obscuring the light from the Sun while they moved over the Sun.
cloud
Noun
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A cloud is a collection of condensed water vapor floating in the sky that sometimes makes rain.
Those dark storm clouds are quickly getting closer.
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A cloud is a group or swarm of something.
The cloud of locusts flew closer to the corn.
cloud
Verb
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If something is clouded, it becomes foggy or gloomy; it becomes blocked from sight.
The sky clouded over.
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If something is clouded, it becomes obscure.
Don't cloud the issue.