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absolute in grammar, syntactically independent, or nearly so, as "the weather being chilly" in the sentence "The weather being chilly, we stayed home." [1/7 definitions]
alert a warning or a period of warning, as of severe weather or military attack. [1/3 definitions]
almanac an annually published calendar, traditionally used by farmers, that predicts weather and times of celestial events such as lunar phases, sunrises and sunsets, and the like, and lists other useful data. [1/3 definitions]
anticyclone a large system of winds that rotates around a center of high barometric pressure, moving clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern, and usu. producing cool, dry weather. (Cf. cyclone.)
arctic characterized by or resembling the severity of weather of the arctic region. [1/5 definitions]
barometer a meteorological instrument that measures atmospheric pressure, esp. used to predict weather changes. [1/2 definitions]
boisterous rough and turbulent, as weather. [1/2 definitions]
bowline a rope used to keep the weather edge of a square sail pulled forward and the sail as flat as possible when sailing close-hauled. [1/2 definitions]
chart an outline map used to show the distribution of particular conditions such as weather, soil type, or population. [1/6 definitions]
clemency temperateness, as of weather. [1/3 definitions]
climate the weather conditions most prevailing in a place, averaged over several years. [2/3 definitions]
climatic of or pertaining to the weather conditions most prevailing in a place.
climatological of or pertaining to long term weather patterns, or to the discipline of climatology.
climatology the scientific study of long-term patterns of weather conditions; science of climates.
clime in literary use, a region of the earth, or the typical weather conditions thereof.
cock1 a weather vane shaped like a rooster. [1/8 definitions]
cold weather marked by low temperature. [1/7 definitions]
cold-blooded unusually uncomfortable in cold weather. [1/3 definitions]
cold snap a brief period of very cold weather.
cold wave a period of abnormally cold weather. [1/2 definitions]
deadlight a strong shutter or cover fastened over the interior of a ship's porthole or cabin window in stormy weather. [1/3 definitions]