Library / English Dictionary

STORM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A direct and violent assault on a stronghold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("storm" is a kind of...):

assault (close fighting during the culmination of a military attack)

Derivation:

storm (attack by storm; attack suddenly)

storm (take by force)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

Synonyms:

storm; violent storm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("storm" is a kind of...):

atmospheric phenomenon (a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere)

Meronyms (parts of "storm"):

storm center; storm centre (the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "storm"):

firestorm (a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area)

noreaster; northeaster (a storm blowing from the northeast)

hailstorm (a storm during which hail falls)

ice storm; silver storm (a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice)

rainstorm (a storm with rain)

blizzard; snowstorm (a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds)

electric storm; electrical storm; thunderstorm (a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning)

windstorm (a storm consisting of violent winds)

Holonyms ("storm" is a part of...):

Beaufort scale; wind scale (an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane))

Derivation:

storm (blow hard)

storm (rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning)

stormy ((especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A violent commotion or disturbance

Example:

it was only a tempest in a teapot

Synonyms:

storm; tempest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("storm" is a kind of...):

commotion; disruption; disturbance; flutter; hoo-ha; hoo-hah; hurly burly; kerfuffle; to-do (a disorderly outburst or tumult)

Derivation:

storm (behave violently, as if in state of a great anger)

stormy (characterized by violent emotions or behavior)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Attack by storm; attack suddenly

Synonyms:

storm; surprise

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "storm" is one way to...):

assail; attack (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They storm the hill

Derivation:

storm (a direct and violent assault on a stronghold)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take by force

Example:

Storm the fort

Synonyms:

force; storm

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "storm" is one way to...):

penetrate; perforate (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They storm the hill

Derivation:

storm (a direct and violent assault on a stronghold)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

Synonyms:

rage; ramp; storm

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "storm" is one way to...):

act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

storm (a violent commotion or disturbance)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Blow hard

Example:

It was storming all night

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

Hypernyms (to "storm" is one way to...):

blow (be blowing or storming)

Sentence frame:

It is ----ing

Derivation:

storm (a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning

Example:

If it storms, we'll need shelter

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

"Storm" entails doing...:

rain; rain down (precipitate as rain)

Sentence frame:

It is ----ing

Sentence example:

It was storming all day long

Derivation:

storm (a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Yates is storming away in the dining-room.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

The storm too abroad so dreadful!

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

Never had the exquisite sight, smell, sensation of nature, tranquil, warm, and brilliant after a storm, been more attractive to her.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

Suddenly a heavy storm of rain descended.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

While they also occur under normal conditions, the towers appear to form in greater numbers during global storms.

(Global Storms on Mars Launch Dust Towers Into the Sky, NASA)

There was much of darkness and silence, broken only by the storms and the thunder on the beach of the freezing surf.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

I shall offer to pay him to-morrow; he will rant and storm about his love for you, and there will be an end of the matter.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

As evening drew in, the storm grew higher and louder, and the wind cried and sobbed like a child in the chimney.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The mysteries of storm, and rain, and tide were revealed, and the reason for the existence of trade-winds made him wonder whether he had written his article on the northeast trade too soon.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The motions of the sun’s plasma constantly twist and tangle solar magnetic fields . Twisted magnetic fields can lead to solar storms that can negatively affect our technology-dependent modern lifestyles.

(Newest solar telescope produces first images, National Science Foundation)