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| agate |
a type of quartz with cloudy patches or bands of color. [1/2 definitions] |
| clear up |
to become sunny or clear after being cloudy or foggy. [1/5 definitions] |
| cloud up |
to become cloudy. |
| muddy |
to make cloudy, dull, or unclear. [1/6 definitions] |
| overcast |
of the sky, mostly filled with clouds; cloudy. [1/5 definitions] |
| overcloud |
to make or become cloudy. |
| rile |
to stir up and make (water or the like) cloudy or muddy; roil. [1/2 definitions] |
| roil |
to make (a liquid) turbid by stirring; make cloudy or muddy. [1/3 definitions] |
| roily |
showing the effects of roiling; cloudy, muddy, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| Venus |
the brightest and sixth largest planet in the solar system and second from the sun, having a diameter of about 7,500 miles and a dense, cloudy atmosphere. [1/2 definitions] |
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