angry |
as if showing anger, as a storm. [1/3 definitions] |
blizzard |
a strong storm with a lot of snow and wind that lasts for a long time. |
bombogenesis |
rapid intensification of a large storm due to a steep drop in barometric pressure. |
break |
to suddenly erupt, as a storm. [1/26 definitions] |
brownshirt |
(often cap.) a member of the militia in Nazi Germany; storm trooper. [1/2 definitions] |
cyclone |
a storm with very strong winds that turn around a center of low pressure in the atmosphere. |
driving |
violent, as a storm. [1/2 definitions] |
dust storm |
a storm of very strong winds that sweep up dust from the land. Dust storms can occur when the land has become very dry from lack of rain. |
easterly |
a storm or wind from the east. [1/3 definitions] |
eye |
the center of a storm. [1/5 definitions] |
flaw2 |
a short storm with a sudden onset; squall. [1/2 definitions] |
groundswell |
a wide, slow-moving ocean swell, caused by a distant earthquake or storm. [1/2 definitions] |
hail2 |
round pieces of frozen rain or a storm of this frozen rain. [1/4 definitions] |
hailstorm |
a storm or shower accompanied by hail. |
hurricane |
a powerful storm with heavy rains and winds that blow in a circle at 73 miles per hour or more. Hurricanes form in the West Indian region of the Atlantic Ocean or in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean near Mexico and Central America. |
jetsam |
objects thrown from a ship to lighten it, as in a storm (See "flotsam.") [1/3 definitions] |
jettison |
to throw (objects) from a ship or airplane to lighten or stabilize it, as in a storm. [1/4 definitions] |
lull |
to become quiet or calm, as wind or a storm at sea. [1/4 definitions] |
Mother Carey's chicken |
any of various small marine birds, esp. the storm petrel. |
nor'easter |
a strong wind or storm coming from the northeast. |
northeaster |
a strong wind or storm from the northeast. |