All storm synonyms
storm
S s verb storm
- go forth β military: set out
- fall on β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- advance β To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- girdled β a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- braining β Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- look daggers β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- go ape β any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- give the business β an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
- get there β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- boil over β When a liquid that is being heated boils over, it rises and flows over the edge of the container.
- make the scene β the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.
- get with it β (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- go great guns β to act or function with great speed, intensity, etc
- blistered β a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- flounce β to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements: The star flounced out of the studio in a rage.
- blitzing β Military. an overwhelming all-out attack, especially a swift ground attack using armored units and air support. an intensive aerial bombing.
- knock over β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- fume β of food, cured or flavored by exposure to smoke; smoked.
- accessed β the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- larrup β to beat or thrash.
- mouthing β the action of speaking in a meaningless, bombastic, or hypocritical manner.
- hail β to pour down on as or like hail: The plane hailed leaflets on the city.
- charge β If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
- move up β to pass from one place or position to another.
- flip one's lid β a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- bluster β If you say that someone is blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended.
- girdling β a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- make headway β forward movement; progress in a forward direction: The ship's headway was slowed by the storm.
- assail β If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly.
- get hot β having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- go to town β a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
noun storm
- groundswell β a broad, deep swell or rolling of the sea, due to a distant storm or gale.
- drencher β One who, or that which, drenches.
- infuriation β to make furious; enrage.
- hysterics β Usually, hysterics. a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria.
- irateness β The state of being irate.
- monsoon β the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter.
- gust β Archaic. flavor or taste.
- outrage β an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- wildness β living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- crossfire β Crossfire is gunfire, for example in a battle, that comes from two or more different directions and passes through the same area.
- molestation β to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- kick-up β a violent disturbance or argument.
- windstorm β a storm with heavy wind but little or no precipitation.
- hailstorm β a storm with hail.
- brute force β physical strength, power
- boiling point β The boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which it starts to change into steam or vapour. For example, the boiling point of water is 100Β° centigrade.
- cyclone β A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.