a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
Used in a Sentence
storm
How to use storm in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for storm.
Editorial note
The closest call I ever had, the storm was 15 miles away.
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Quick take
a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of storm gathered in one view.
a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"
a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for storm.
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; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"
See also: tempest
noun
a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
verb
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
verb
take by force; "Storm the fort"
See also: force
verb
rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning; "If it storms, we'll need shelter"
verb
blow hard; "It was storming all night"
verb
attack by storm; attack suddenly
See also: surprise
Example sentences
The closest call I ever had, the storm was 15 miles away.
I once was watching a storm that was cranking away about 10 miles off.
"If you are a CTO you should be asking this question: "How quickly can we recover from a perfect storm?
Mostly he's a train nut and that scratched that itch but its great for bringing stuff in before storm season sets in.+1 on the local visitation.
People on sites like this bitch up a storm all the time about subsidies to various businesses but somehow this one gets a pass.
Yes, claims hurt an insurance company, but right after the storm is also when everyone calls up and upgrades their policies.
I guess 2 years is long enough for most people to have forgotten the brief storm about his homophobic political activities.
"That's a perfect storm scenario right there, because now he thinks that he does have the extra range and that braking is good for the car and that the car is simply misreporting what it can do. Confirming this, he makes it to the Milford supercharge with less than 0 miles of range, and charges it back up again to 185 miles.
It sounds from the story that the thing they're most upset about is missing an opportunity to lock down the whole airport while they dressed up as storm troopers and traipsed about in their armored doohickeys pretending to save the world.
The 100-year-storm of destruction that we, as Player 1, unleash upon the poor Liberty City automotive world would probably make any insurance company run screaming and crying in the opposite direction of profitability.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use storm in a sentence?
The closest call I ever had, the storm was 15 miles away.
What does storm mean?
a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
What part of speech is storm?
storm is commonly used as noun, verb.