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Definition of Storm
1. Noun. A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning.
Terms within: Storm Center, Storm Centre
Generic synonyms: Atmospheric Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Firestorm, Noreaster, Northeaster, Hailstorm, Ice Storm, Silver Storm, Rainstorm, Blizzard, Snowstorm, Electric Storm, Electrical Storm, Thunderstorm, Windstorm
Group relationships: Beaufort Scale, Wind Scale
Derivative terms: Stormy
2. Verb. Behave violently, as if in state of a great anger. "Sam and Sue storm"
Generic synonyms: Act, Behave, Do
Derivative terms: Rage, Rage, Rampage, Rampant
3. Noun. A violent commotion or disturbance. ; "It was only a tempest in a teapot"
Generic synonyms: Commotion, Disruption, Disturbance, Flutter, Hoo-ha, Hoo-hah, Hurly Burly, Kerfuffle, To-do
Derivative terms: Stormy, Tempestuous
4. Verb. Take by force. "They storm the hill"; "Storm the fort"
5. Noun. A direct and violent assault on a stronghold.
6. Verb. Rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning. "It was storming all day long "; "If it storms, we'll need shelter"
7. Verb. Blow hard. "It was storming all night"
8. Verb. Attack by storm; attack suddenly. "They storm the hill"
Definition of Storm
1. n. A violent disturbance of the atmosphere, attended by wind, rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning; hence, often, a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail, whether accompanied with wind or not.
2. v. t. To assault; to attack, and attempt to take, by scaling walls, forcing gates, breaches, or the like; as, to storm a fortified town.
3. v. i. To raise a tempest.
Definition of Storm
1. Noun. Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant weather. ¹
2. Noun. (meteorology) a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane (10 or higher on the Beaufort scale). ¹
3. Noun. (military) A violent assault on a stronghold or fortified position. ¹
4. Verb. To move quickly and noisily like a storm, usually in a state of uproar or anger. ¹
5. Verb. To assault (a stronghold or fortification) with military forces. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Storm
1. to blow violently [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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Literary usage of Storm
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1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"ELECTRIC storm, a sudden and violent change in the normal magnetic currents of
the earth, with oscillations of potential, interfering with the action of ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1874)
"The weather-maps which furnished the data for his examination exhibit storm-paths
for 814 days. These he has carefully tabulated and classified. ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"He then retired to his THEODOR storm country home in Holstein; and some of his most
... storm led the most uneventful of lives: happy in his family and ..."
4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1888)
"On the 13th a storm scattered the fleet and did the ships terrible havoc. ...
On 23 Aug. the fleet arrived safely off Cape Ortega!, but a storm there ..."
5. Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea by Richard Henry Dana, Charles Welsh (1907)
"... with all sorts of winds and weather, and occasionally, as we were in the
latitude of the West Indies, —a thunder storm. It was hurricane month, too, ..."
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