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storm

noun verb

a direct and violent assault on a stronghold

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Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
M
Contains
TO
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. a direct and violent assault on a stronghold

noun

  1. a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

noun

  1. a violent commotion or disturbance

    “the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away”

verb

  1. attack by storm; attack suddenly

verb

  1. take by force

    “Storm the fort”

verb

  1. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

verb

  1. blow hard

    “It was storming all night”

verb

  1. rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning

    “If it storms, we'll need shelter”

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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

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