storm

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. hurricane, tempest, tornado; spate, flood; cloudburst, blizzard; outburst, commotion; assault, onslaught, attack. —v. assault, assail, attack; rage, rant; bluster; blow violently, pour, rain, snow.

See resentment, wind, violence.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A violent disturbance of the elements]

Syn. tempest, downpour, cloudburst, disturbance, waterspout, blizzard, snowstorm, purga, squall, hurricane, cyclone, tornado, twister, gust, blast, gale, blow, monsoon; see also rain 1 , wind 1 .

2. [An outbreak suggestive of violent weather]

Syn. anger, agitation, annoyance, commotion, turmoil, violence, perturbation, racket, temper, hubbub, rage, fury, passion, hysteria.

Ant. peace*, harmony, quiet.

v.

1. [To be stormy]

Syn. blow violently, howl, blow a gale, roar, set in, squall, pour, drizzle, drop, rain, mizzle, spit, lay the dust, patter, rain cats and dogs*, come down in bucketfuls*, breathe fire and fury*, rain pitchforks and hammer-handles*; see also snow .

2. [To make a violent attack]

Syn. attack, charge, rush, assail; see attack 1 .

See Synonym Study at attack .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

1. weather disturbance cloudburst, thunderstorm, thundershower, *thunder-boomer, electrical storm, deluge, downpour, *gullywasher, squall, tempest, gale, windstorm, hurricane, monsoon, tropical storm, typhoon, tornado, whirlwind, cyclone, *twister, snowstorm, northeaster, blizzard, hailstorm, blow, inclement weather.

WORD FIND

• fair weather spot in center of storm: eye of the storm

• line between clashing air masses: front

• raising of shoreline water during storm: storm surge

• sandstorm of North Africa, India, Middle East: Haboob

• whirlwind over water that sucks up funnel of water: waterspout

see cloud, rain, precipitation, snow, wind

2. uproar controversy, outburst, disturbance, brouhaha, furor, eruption, hubbub, attack, hysteria, outcry, squall.

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v.

1. rain blow, squall, rage, pour, thunder, boom, thunder and lightning, snow.

2. charge attack, assault, rush, blitz, blitzkrieg, assail, invade, besiege.

3. rage blow up, lose one's temper, rant and rave, fume, *throw a fit, roar, bellow, *go on the rampage, *go ballistic.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A concentrated outpouring, as of missiles, words, or blows: barrage, bombardment, burst, cannonade, fusillade, hail1, salvo, shower, volley. See ATTACK. II verb To set upon with violent force: aggress, assail, assault, attack, beset, fall on (or upon), go at, have at, sail into, strike. Informal: light into, pitch into. See ATTACK.