weather

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. clime, climate. See air.

- under the weather

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. climate, atmospheric conditions, clime*, air conditions, drought, clear weather, sunny weather, foul weather, tempest, calm, windiness, the elements, cloudiness, heat, cold, warmth, chilliness.

v.

1. [To expose to the weather]

Syn. dry, bleach, discolor, blanch, whiten, pulverize, tan, burn, patinate, expose, harden, petrify.

2. [To pass through adversity successfully]

Syn. overcome, endure, become toughened, grow hardened, stand up against, bear the brunt of, acclimate oneself, grow strong through; see also endure .

Ant. fail*, be overcome, fall victim to.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

climate, clime, atmospheric conditions, temperature, humidity. A social invention to facilitate small talk.''—Anon. see cloud, fog, meteorology, precipitation, rain, snow, wind

II

v.

withstand, stand, endure, resist, be exposed to the elements, face, season, harden, survive, *tough out, *ride through.

ANT.: die, succumb

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To exist in spite of adversity: come through, last2, persist, pull through, ride out, survive. See LIVE.