English dictionary
storm
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
noun
- a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
noun
- a violent commotion or disturbance
verb
- attack by storm; attack suddenly
verb
- take by force
verb
- behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
verb
- blow hard
verb
- rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning
Example sentences
the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
it was only a tempest in a teapot
Storm the fort
It was storming all night
If it storms, we'll need shelter