weather
noun
1. the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
- they were hoping for good weather
- every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception
Similar word(s): conditions
Definition categories: phenomenon
Sentences with weather as a noun:
- Wooden garden furniture must be well oiled as it is continuously exposed to weather.
verb
1. face and withstand with courage
Similar word(s): brave, endure
Definition categories: stative, defy, hold, withstand
2. cause to slope
Definition categories: motion, angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip
3. sail to the windward of
Definition categories: motion, sail
4. change under the action or influence of the weather
- A weathered old hut
Definition categories: change, crumble, decay, dilapidate
Sentences with weather as a verb:
- to weather a cape; to weather another ship
- Joshua weathered a collision with a freighter near South Africa.