STORM vs TEMPEST: NOUN
- A violent commotion or disturbance
- See the adjectives.
- Milit., a violent assault on a fortified place or strong position; a dashing attempt by troops to capture a fortified place, as by scaling the walls or forcing the gates.
- A vehement or passionate outbreak, as of some emotion, or of the expression of such emotion: as, a storm of indignation; a storm of applause; a storm of hisses.
- A destructive or overwhelming calamity; extremity of adversity or disaster.
- A violent disturbance or agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; a tumult; a clamor.
- Hence, figuratively A tempestuous flight or descent of objects fiercely hurled: as, a storm of missiles.
- A prolonged frost.
- A fall of snow.
- Specifically— Technically, in nautical use, a wind of force 11 on the Beaufort scale, being that in which a man-of-war could carry only storm-staysails.
- A disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual direction or force, or by rain (often with lightning and thunder), snow, or hail, or by several of these phenomena in combination; a tempest: also used with reference to precipitation only, as in hail-storm, thunder-storm, snow-storm.
- An atmospheric disturbance manifested in strong winds accompanied by rain, snow, or other precipitation and often by thunder and lightning.
- A wind with a speed from 48 to 55 knots (55 to 63 miles per hour; 89 to 102 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.
- A heavy shower of objects, such as bullets or missiles.
- A strong or violent outburst, as of emotion or excitement.
- A violent disturbance or upheaval, as in political, social, or domestic affairs.
- A violent, sudden attack on a fortified place.
- To captivate or carry away by surprising or delighting: as, the new singer has taken the town by storm.
- A storm window.
- A direct and violent assault on a stronghold
- A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening
- See the Note under Cloud.
- Any one of a number of strong, heavy sails that are bent and set in stormy weather.
- See Stormy petrel, under Petrel.
- Synonyms Tempest, etc. See wind.
- 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.
- A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; sedition, insurrection, or war; violent outbreak; clamor; tumult.
- A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous force; violence.
- A violent assault on a fortified place; a furious attempt of troops to enter and take a fortified place by scaling the walls, forcing the gates, or the like.
- A storm characterized by a central area of high atmospheric pressure, and having a system of winds blowing spirally outward in a direction contrary to that cyclonic storms. It is attended by low temperature, dry air, infrequent precipitation, and often by clear sky. Called also high-area storm, anticyclone. When attended by high winds, snow, and freezing temperatures such storms have various local names, as blizzard, wet norther, purga, buran, etc.
- A cyclone, or low-area storm. See Cyclone, above.
- See under Magnetic.
- A designation given to the literary agitation and revolutionary development in Germany under the lead of Goethe and Schiller in the latter part of the 18th century.
- The center of the area covered by a storm, especially by a storm of large extent.
- An extra outside door to prevent the entrance of wind, cold, rain, etc.; -- usually removed in summer.
- The course over which a storm, or storm center, travels.
- Any violent tumult or commotion.
- A storm, especially one with severe winds.
- A fashionable assembly; a drum. See the Note under Drum, n., 4.
- Fig.: Any violent tumult or commotion.
- An extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious storm.
- A violent tumult or commotion; perturbation; violent agitation: as, a tempest of the passions; a popular or political tempest.
- A very violent storm; an extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious gale; a hurricane.
- Furious agitation, commotion, or tumult; an uproar.
- A violent windstorm, frequently accompanied by rain, snow, or hail.
- A violent commotion or disturbance
- (literary) a violent wind
STORM vs TEMPEST: VERB
- To assault (a stronghold or fortification) with military forces.
- To move quickly and noisily like a storm, usually in a state of uproar or anger.
- Behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
- Take by force
- Attack by storm; attack suddenly
- Rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning
- Blow hard
- N/A
STORM vs TEMPEST: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To raise a tempest.
- To blow with violence; also, to rain, hail, snow, or the like, usually in a violent manner, or with high wind; -- used impersonally.
- To rage; to be in a violent passion; to fume.
- To shout angrily.
- To assault or capture suddenly: : attack.
- To move or rush tumultuously, violently, or angrily.
- To behave or shout angrily; rant and rage.
- To blow with strong winds and usually produce copious rain, snow, or other precipitation.
- To travel around (a place) vigorously in an attempt to gain support.
- To storm.
STORM vs TEMPEST: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To assault; to attack, and attempt to take, by scaling walls, forcing gates, breaches, or the like.
- To cause a tempest around or in.
- To disturb as by a tempest.
STORM vs TEMPEST: OTHER WORD TYPES
- To attack and attempt to take possession of, as by scaling walls or forcing gates or breaches; assault: as, to storm a fortified town: often used figuratively.
- To move with violence; rush angrily or impetuously: as, he stormed about the room.
- To fume; scold; rage; be in a violent agitation or passion; raise a tempest.
- To blow with great force; also, to rain, hail, snow, or sleet, especially with violence: used impersonally: as, it storms.
- Attack by storm
- Attack suddenly
- (idiom) (take by storm) To captivate completely.
- To descend as a tempest; be tempestuous; storm.
- To disturb violently, as by a tempest; rouse; throw into a state of commotion; agitate.
- (idiom) (teacup/teapot) A great disturbance or uproar over a matter of little or no importance.
STORM vs TEMPEST: RELATED WORDS
- Rainstorm, Blizzard, Twister, Cyclone, Typhoon, Thunderstorm, Snowstorm, Tornado, Hurricane, Violent storm, Ramp, Surprise, Rage, Force, Tempest
- Maelstrom, Bourasque, Tost, Recalls, Snowstorm, Anger, Thunderstorm, Rainstorm, Whirlwind, Blizzard, Storms, Turmoil, Gale, Firestorm, Storm
STORM vs TEMPEST: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Flood, Downpour, Rainstorm, Blizzard, Cyclone, Typhoon, Thunderstorm, Snowstorm, Tornado, Hurricane, Ramp, Surprise, Rage, Force, Tempest
- Fury, Squall, Maelstrom, Tost, Snowstorm, Anger, Thunderstorm, Rainstorm, Whirlwind, Blizzard, Storms, Turmoil, Gale, Firestorm, Storm
STORM vs TEMPEST: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
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