a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)
fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi
common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
grow and spread fast
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
make overcast or cloudy
make less visible or unclear
billow up in the form of a cloud
