angry |
as if exhibiting anger, as a storm. [1/3 definitions] |
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] |
driving |
violent, as a storm. [1/2 definitions] |
dust storm |
a storm of severe winds that sweep up clouds of dust from land dried up by a drought. |
easterly |
a storm or wind from the east. [1/3 definitions] |
eye |
the center, as of a storm. [1/9 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 |
pellets of frozen rain or a storm of such pellets. [1/5 definitions] |
hailstorm |
a storm or shower accompanied by hail. |
hurricane |
a powerful cyclonic storm that originates in the West Indian region of the Atlantic Ocean or in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean near Mexico and Central America. A hurricane is characterized by heavy rains along with winds exceeding 73 miles, or 119 kilometers, per hour. |
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. |
norther |
a sudden storm or gale from the north. |
northerly |
a storm or wind from the north. [1/3 definitions] |