Word Meanings - STORM - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A violent assault on a fortified place; a furious attempt of troops to enter and take a fortified place by scaling the walls, forcing the gates, or the like. Note: Storm is often used in the formation of self-explained compounds; as, storm-presaging,

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A violent assault on a fortified place; a furious attempt of troops to enter and take a fortified place by scaling the walls, forcing the gates, or the like. Note: Storm is often used in the formation of self-explained compounds; as, storm-presaging, stormproof, storm-tossed, and the like. Magnetic storm. See under Magnetic. revolutionary development in Germany under the lead of Goethe and Schiller in the latter part of the 18th century. -- Storm center , the center of the area covered by a storm, especially by a storm of large extent. -- Storm door , an extra outside door to prevent the entrance of wind, cold, rain, etc.; -- usually removed in summer. -- Storm path , the course over which a storm, or storm center, travels. -- Storm petrel. See Stormy petrel, under Petrel. -- Storm sail , any one of a number of strong, heavy sails that are bent and set in stormy weather. -- Storm scud. See the Note under Cloud. Syn. -- Tempest; violence; agitation; calamity. -- Storm, Tempest. Storm is violent agitation, a commotion of the elements by wind, etc., but not necessarily implying the fall of anything from the clouds. Hence, to call a mere fall or rain without wind a storm is a departure from the true sense of the word. A tempest is a sudden and violent storm, such as those common on the coast of Italy, where the term originated, and is usually attended by a heavy rain, with lightning and thunder. Storms beat, and rolls the main; O! beat those storms, and roll the seas, in vain. Pope. What at first was called a gust, the same Hath now a storm's, anon a tempest's name. Donne. (more info) and perhaps to Gr. s to flow, to hasten, or perhaps to L. sternere to 1. A violent disturbance of the atmosphere, attended by wind, rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning; hence, often, a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail, whether accompanied with wind or not. We hear this fearful tempest sing, Yet seek no shelter to avoid the storm. Shak. 2. A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; sedition, insurrection, or war; violent outbreak; clamor; tumult. I will stir up in England some black storm. Shak. Her sister Began to scold and raise up such a storm. Shak. 3. A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous force; violence. A brave man struggling in the storms of fate. Pope.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of STORM)

• Rage Rave
• storm
• fume
• be furious
• be violent

Related words: (words related to STORM)

• STORMING
  from Storm, v. Storming party , a party assigned to the duty of making the first assault in storming a fortress.
• VIOLENT
  probably akin to Gr. 1. Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease. Float
• STORM
  A violent assault on a fortified place; a furious attempt of troops to enter and take a fortified place by scaling the walls, forcing the gates, or the like. Note: Storm is often used in the formation of self-explained compounds; as, storm-presaging,
• STORMGLASS
  A glass vessel, usually cylindrical, filled with a solution which is sensitive to atmospheric changes, indicating by a clouded appearance, rain, snow, etc., and by clearness, fair weather.
• FURIOUS
  1. Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal. 2. Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a furious stream; a furious wind or storm. Syn. -- Impetuous; vehement; boisterous; fierce; turbulent; tumultuous;
• STORMINESS
  The state of being stormy; tempestuousness; biosteruousness; impetuousness.
• STORMILY
  In a stormy manner.
• STORM-BEAT
  Beaten, injured, or impaired by storms. Spenser.
• STORMWIND
  A heavy wind; a wind that brings a storm; the blast of a storm. Longfellow.
• STORMFINCH
  The storm petrel.
• VIOLENTLY
  In a violent manner.
• STORMLESS
  Without storms. Tennyson.
• STORMCOCK
  The missel thrush. The fieldfare. The green woodpecker.
• STORMY
  1. Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous; tempestous; as, a stormy season; a stormy day or week. "Beyond the stormy Hebrides." Milton. 2. Proceeding from violent agitation or fury;
• STORMFUL
  Abounding with storms. "The stormful east." Carlyle. -- Storm"ful*ness, n.
• WINDSTORM
  A storm characterized by high wind with little or no rain.
• THUNDERSTORM
  A storm accompanied with lightning and thunder.
• HAILSTORM
  A storm accompanied with hail; a shower of hail.
• OUTSTORM
  To exceed in storming. Insults the tempest and outstorms the skies. J. Barlow.
• SNOWSTORM
  A storm with falling snow.
• LANDSTORM
  See VARNPLIGTIGE
• BARNSTORMER
  An itinerant theatrical player who plays in barns when a theatre is lacking; hence, an inferior actor, or one who plays in the