weather
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation (Freq. 20)
- they were hoping for good weather
- every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception
- the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow
• Syn:
weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition
• Topics:
meteorology
• Hypernyms:
atmospheric phenomenon
• Hyponyms:
cold weather, fair weather, sunshine, temperateness, hot weather,
thaw, thawing, warming, precipitation, downfall, wave,
elements, wind, air current, current of air, atmosphere, atmospheric state,
good weather, bad weather, inclemency, inclementness
1. face and withstand with courage
- She braved the elements
• Syn:
endure, brave, brave out
• Derivationally related forms:
brave (for: brave)
• Hypernyms:
defy, withstand, hold, hold up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. cause to slope
• Hypernyms:
lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. sail to the windward of
• Topics:
navigation, pilotage, piloting
• Hypernyms:
sail
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. change under the action or influence of the weather
- A weathered old hut
• Hypernyms:
decay, crumble, dilapidate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something ----s something
towards the side exposed to wind (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
upwind
• Similar to:
windward
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