storm
noun
1. a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
Definition categories: phenomenon
2. a violent commotion or disturbance
- the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
Similar word(s): tempest
Definition categories: state, commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, kerfuffle
3. a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
Definition categories: act, assault
Sentences with storm as a noun:
- The proposed reforms have led to a political storm.
verb
1. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
Definition categories: stative, act, behave, do
2. take by force
- Storm the fort
Similar word(s): force
Definition categories: contact, penetrate, perforate
3. rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning
- If it storms, we'll need shelter
Definition categories: weather
4. blow hard
- It was storming all night
Definition categories: weather, blow
5. attack by storm; attack suddenly
Similar word(s): surprise
Definition categories: competition, assail, attack
Sentences with storm as a verb:
- She stormed out of the room.
- Troops stormed the complex.
- It stormed throughout the night.