[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

nimbus \nim"bus\, n.; pl. l. nimbi, e. nimbuses. l., a rain
   storm, a rain cloud, the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods
   when they appeared on earth.
   1. fine arts a circle, or disk, or any indication of
      radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and
      sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo. see
      aureola, and glory, n., 5.
      1913 webster

   note: "the nimbus is of pagan origin." "as an attribute of
         power, the nimbus is often seen attached to the heads
         of evil spirits." --fairholl.
         1913 webster

   2. meteor. a rain cloud; one of the four principal
      varieties of clouds. see cloud.
      1913 webster
see also:
nimbi nimbuses aureola glory cloud 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cloud \cloud\ kloud, n. prob. fr. as. cl=ud a rock or
   hillock, the application arising from the frequent
   resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or
   air.
   1. a collection of visible vapor, or watery particles,
      suspended in the upper atmosphere.
      1913 webster

            i do set my bow in the cloud.         --gen. ix. 13.
      1913 webster

   note: a classification of clouds according to their chief
         forms was first proposed by the meteorologist howard,
         and this is still substantially employed. the following
         varieties and subvarieties are recognized:
      a cirrus. this is the most elevated of all the forms
          of clouds; is thin, long-drawn, sometimes looking like
          carded wool or hair, sometimes like a brush or room,
          sometimes in curl-like or fleecelike patches. it is
          the cat's-tail of the sailor, and the mare's-tail of
          the landsman.
      b cumulus. this form appears in large masses of a
          hemispherical form, or nearly so, above, but flat
          below, one often piled above another, forming great
          clouds, common in the summer, and presenting the
          appearance of gigantic mountains crowned with snow. it
          often affords rain and thunder gusts.
      c stratus. this form appears in layers or bands
          extending horizontally.
      d nimbus. this form is characterized by its uniform
          gray tint and ragged edges; it covers the sky in
          seasons of continued rain, as in easterly storms, and
          is the proper rain cloud. the name is sometimes used
          to denote a raining cumulus, or cumulostratus.
      e cirro-cumulus. this form consists, like the cirrus,
          of thin, broken, fleecelice clouds, but the parts are
          more or less rounded and regulary grouped. it is
          popularly called mackerel sky.
      f cirro-stratus. in this form the patches of cirrus
          coalesce in long strata, between cirrus and stratus.
      g cumulo-stratus. a form between cumulus and stratus,
          often assuming at the horizon a black or bluish tint.
          -- fog, cloud, motionless, or nearly so, lying near
          or in contact with the earth's surface. -- storm
          scud, cloud lying quite low, without form, and driven
          rapidly with the wind.
          1913 webster

   2. a mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling
      vapor. "a thick cloud of incense." --ezek. viii. 11.
      1913 webster

   3. 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.
      1913 webster

   4. 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.
      1913 webster

   5. a great crowd or multitude; a vast collection. "so great a
      cloud of witnesses." --heb. xii. 1.
      1913 webster

   6. a large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the
      head.
      1913 webster

   cloud on a or the title law, a defect of title,
      usually superficial and capable of removal by release,
      decision in equity, or legislation.

   to be under a cloud, to be under suspicion or in disgrace;
      to be in disfavor.

   in the clouds, in the realm of facy and imagination; beyond
      reason; visionary.
      1913 webster
see also:
cirrus cumulus stratus nimbus cirro-cumulus cirro-stratus 
cumulo-stratus fog storm scud cloud on a title 
to be under a cloud in the clouds 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

nimbus
     n 1: a dark gray cloud bearing rain syn: nimbus cloud, rain
          cloud
     2: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a
        saint syn: aura, aureole, halo, glory, gloriole
     also: nimbi pl
see also:
nimbus cloud rain cloud aura aureole halo glory 
gloriole nimbi 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

90 moby thesaurus words for "nimbus":
   cloudcuckooland, alto-cumulus, alto-stratus, anthelion, antisun,
   anvil cloud, aura, aureole, banner cloud, billowy cloud,
   blaze of glory, brilliance, brilliancy, cap cloud, charisma,
   circle, cirro-cumulus, cirro-fillum, cirro-nebula, cirro-stratus,
   cirro-velum, cirrus, cirrus cloud, cirrus haze, cirrus stripe,
   cloud, cloud band, cloud bank, cloud drift, cloud mass,
   cloud street, cloudland, cloudling, cloudscape, cocktail, corona,
   cottony cloud, countersun, cumulo-cirro-stratus, cumulo-cirrus,
   cumulo-nimbus, cumulo-stratus, cumulus, cumulus cloud, curl cloud,
   envelope, fleecy cloud, fractocumulus, glamour, glory, halo,
   high fog, illustriousness, lunar corona, lunar halo, luster,
   mackerel sky, magic, mammatocumulus, mock moon, mock sun, moon dog,
   mushroom cloud, mystique, nimbus cloud, numinousness, paraselene,
   parhelic circle, parhelion, radiance, rain cloud, rainbow,
   resplendence, resplendency, ring, scud, snail cloud, solar corona,
   solar halo, splendor, squall cloud, storm cloud, strato-cumulus,
   stratus, stratus cloud, sun dog, thundercloud, thunderhead,
   water carrier, woolpack

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