- storm
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 period of bad weatherADJECTIVE▪ bad, big, devastating, ferocious, fierce, great, heavy, killer (informal, esp. AmE), major, monster (AmE, informal), raging, severe, terrible, tremendous, violent▪ perfect (figurative, esp. AmE)▪
The company was hit by a perfect storm of negative conditions that converged on it.
▪ approaching, gathering, impending▪the dark clouds of an approaching storm
▪ freak▪ summer, winter, etc.▪ tropical▪ monsoon▪ electric, electrical, lightning, thunder (usually thunderstorm)▪ hail, rain, snow, wind (usually hailstorm, etc.)▪ ice (esp. AmE)▪ dust, sand (usually sandstorm)▪ magnetic, solarVERB + STORM▪ be in for▪I think we're in for a storm (= going to have one).
▪ brave▪She had to brave an ice storm to get to the interview.
▪ shelter from, wait out (esp. AmE)▪We tried to find a safe place to wait out the storm.
▪ track (esp. AmE)▪We'll be tracking the storm as it makes its way across the Gulf.
STORM + VERB▪ hit (sth), strike (sth)▪It was the worst storm to hit Sri Lanka this century.
▪Where were you when the storm struck?
▪ rage▪The storm raged all night.
▪ be approaching, be brewing, be coming▪A storm had been brewing all day.
▪ blow up (esp. BrE), break▪The storm broke while we were on the mountain.
▪ blow in, move in▪A storm blew in off the ocean.
▪ move across, over, etc. sth, sweep across, over, etc. sth▪A major winter storm is moving across the country today.
▪ batter sth, lash sth, ravage sth, sweep sth▪a boat battered by the storm
▪Winter storms swept the coasts.
▪ abate, blow itself out, blow over, clear, clear up, pass, subside▪The storm blew over after a couple of hours.
▪ last▪The storm lasted for three days.
STORM + NOUN▪ cloud (often figurative)▪In 1939 the storm clouds gathered over Europe.
▪ surge (esp. AmE), water▪We're forecasting 14 to 16 feet of storm surge.
▪ damage▪Insurance companies face hefty payouts for storm damage.
▪ warning▪a tropical storm warning
▪ door (AmE), drain, window (AmE)PREPOSITION▪ during a/the storm, in a/the stormPHRASES▪ at the height of the storm▪ bear the brunt of the storm, take the brunt of the storm▪The east coast of Florida bore the brunt of the storm.
▪ seek shelter from the storm (often figurative), take shelter from the storm▪I took shelter from the storm in the clubhouse.
▪ the calm before the storm (figurative)▪ the eye of the storm (often figurative)2 violent display of strong feelingADJECTIVE▪ approaching, coming, gathering▪a gathering storm of discontent
▪ media, political▪ fire (usually firestorm) (figurative, esp. AmE)▪His comments brought down a firestorm of criticism.
VERB + STORM▪ arouse, cause, create, provoke (esp. BrE), raise, spark (esp. BrE), unleash▪ face▪ ride out, survive, weather▪The government is determined to ride out the political storm caused by its new immigration policy.
STORM + VERB▪ blow up, break, erupt (all esp. BrE)▪A storm blew up between Britain and the US over Venezuela.
▪ blow over, pass▪The [political storm had blown over at last.
PREPOSITION▪ amid a/the storm (esp. BrE)▪The band toured Ireland amid a storm of controversy.
▪ storm between▪ storm of▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}His comments created a storm of protest in the media.
verbStorm is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑demonstrator, ↑troops
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
