Weather

  • 31weather — [OE] Weather goes back ultimately to the Indo European base *we ‘blow’, which also produced English ventilate and wind. From it were formed two nouns, *wedhrom (source of Russian vedro ‘good weather’) and *wetróm (source of Lithuanian vétra… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 32weather — [OE] Weather goes back ultimately to the Indo European base *we ‘blow’, which also produced English ventilate and wind. From it were formed two nouns, *wedhrom (source of Russian vedro ‘good weather’) and *wetróm (source of Lithuanian vétra… …

    Word origins

  • 33weather — I. noun Etymology: Middle English weder, from Old English; akin to Old High German wetar weather, Old Church Slavic vetrŭ wind Date: before 12th century 1. the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 34weather — 1. noun /ˈwɛðɚ/ a) The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc …

    Wiktionary

  • 35weather —   Ke ano o ka manawa; au (rare).   There is no general name; the type of weather may be specified, as in this saying: hiki mai ka mālie, ā hiki mai nō ka ino, fair weather comes, storms come too.     Forecast of weather, wānana i ke au o ka… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 36weather on — phrasal or weather upon : to gain the advantage of by sailing to windward of * * * weather on To gain on (another vessel) in a windward direction (lit and figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑weather …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 37weather — weath·er || weðə(r) n. atmospheric conditions; stormy weather; vicissitudes of fate v. expose to atmospheric conditions; become worn by exposure to the weather; overcome, stand; to pass to the windward of a point (Sailing) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 38weather — 1. noun what s the weather like? Syn: forecast, outlook; meteorological conditions, climate, atmospheric pressure, temperature; elements 2. verb we weathered the recession under the weather Syn: survive, come through, ride out …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 39weather — n 1. atmospheric conditions, temperature, Inf. temp, relative humidity, barometric pressure; climate, Literary. clime. 2. strong or heavy wind, windstorm, blow, gale, hurricane; storm, thunderstorm, rainstorm, snowstorm. 3. under the weather… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 40weather — See: FAIR WEATHER FRIEND …

    Dictionary of American idioms