storm
1. a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning (Freq. 8)
• Syn:
violent storm
• Derivationally related forms:
stormy
• Hypernyms:
atmospheric phenomenon
• Hyponyms:
firestorm, northeaster, noreaster, hailstorm, ice storm,
silver storm, rainstorm, blizzard, snowstorm, thunderstorm, electrical storm,
electric storm, windstorm
• Part Holonyms:
Beaufort scale, wind scale
• Part Meronyms:
storm center, storm centre
2. a violent commotion or disturbance (Freq. 3)
- the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
- it was only a tempest in a teapot
• Syn:
tempest
• Derivationally related forms:
tempestuous (for: tempest), stormy
• Hypernyms:
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly,
to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
3. a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
• Hypernyms:
assault
1. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
ramp, rage
• Derivationally related forms:
rage (for: rage), rampant (for: ramp), rampage (for: ramp)
• Hypernyms:
act, behave, do
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. take by force (Freq. 1)
- Storm the fort
• Syn:
force
• Derivationally related forms:
force (for: force)
• Hypernyms:
penetrate, perforate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They storm the hill
3. rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning
- If it storms, we'll need shelter
• Entailment:
rain, rain down
• Verb Frames:
- It is ----ing
- It was storming all day long
4. blow hard
- It was storming all night
• Hypernyms:
blow
• Verb Frames:
- It is ----ing
5. attack by storm;
attack suddenly
• Syn:
surprise
• Derivationally related forms:
surprise (for: surprise), surpriser (for: surprise)
• Hypernyms:
attack, assail
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They storm the hill
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