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Sounds | stao'rm |
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Rhymes | barnstorm, brainstorm, chloroform, and 26 more rhymes in aorm at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening. |
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Synonyms | violent storm |
Part of | Beaufort scale, wind scale |
Parts | storm center, storm centre |
Narrower | firestorm; storm center; northeaster, noreaster; hailstorm; ice storm, silver storm; rainstorm; blizzard, snowstorm; thunderstorm, electrical storm, electric storm; windstorm |
Broader | atmospheric phenomenon |
Verbs | storm; storm |
Meaning | A violent commotion or disturbance. |
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Examples | "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away" |
Synonyms | tempest |
Broader | disturbance, disruption, commotion, stir, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle |
Verbs | storm |
Meaning | A direct and violent assault on a stronghold. |
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Broader | assault |
Verbs | storm; storm |
Meaning | Behave violently, as if in state of a great anger. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Synonyms | ramp, rage |
Broader | act, behave, do |
Nouns | storm |
Meaning | Take by force. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Model | They storm the hill |
Examples | "Storm the fort" |
Synonyms | force |
Broader | penetrate, perforate |
Nouns | storm |
Meaning | Rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning. |
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Pattern | It is ----ing |
Model | It was storming all day long |
Examples | "If it storms, we'll need shelter" |
Entails | rain, rain down |
Nouns | storm |
Meaning | Blow hard. |
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Pattern | It is ----ing |
Examples | "It was storming all night" |
Entailed by | thunder, boom |
Broader | blow |
Nouns | storm |
Meaning | Attack by storm. Attack suddenly. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Model | They storm the hill |
Synonyms | surprise |
Broader | attack, assail |
Nouns | storm |