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BLIZZARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences
Example:
a blizzard of lawsuits
Synonyms:
blizzard; rash
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("blizzard" is a kind of...):
series (similar things placed in order or happening one after another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
Synonyms:
blizzard; snowstorm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("blizzard" is a kind of...):
storm; violent storm (a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning)
