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storm

  [stawrm]
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–noun
1. a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
2. a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail, or a violent outbreak of thunder and lightning, unaccompanied by strong winds.
3. Also called violent storm. Meteorology. a wind of 64–72 mph (29–32 m/sec).
4. a violent military assault on a fortified place, strong position, or the like.
5. a heavy or sudden volley or discharge: a storm of criticism; a storm of bullets.
6. a violent disturbance of affairs, as a civil, political, social, or domestic commotion.
7. a violent outburst or outbreak of expression: a storm of applause.
8. Informal. storm window.
–verb (used without object)
9. (of the wind or weather) to blow with unusual force, or to rain, snow, hail, etc., esp. with violence (usually used impersonally with it as subject): It stormed all day.
10. to rage or complain with violence or fury: He stormed angrily at me.
11. to deliver a violent attack or fire, as with artillery: The troops stormed against the garrison.
12. to rush to an assault or attack: The tanks stormed towards the city.
13. to rush angrily: to storm out of a room.
–verb (used with object)
14. to subject to or as if to a storm: The salesman stormed them with offers.
15. to utter or say with angry vehemence: The strikers stormed their demands.
16. to attack or assault (persons, places, or things): to storm a fortress.
—Idiom
17. storm in a teacup. teacup (def. 3).
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME, OE; c. D storm, G Sturm, ON stormr; (v.) ME stormen, deriv. of the n. (cf. obs. sturme, ME sturmen, OE styrman, denominative v. from the same Gmc base as storm); akin to stir 1

Related forms:
stormlike, adjective

Synonyms:
1. gale, hurricane, tempest, tornado, cyclone, squall, wind, blizzard.
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Storm

  [shtohrm]
–noun
The⋅o⋅dore Wold⋅sen  [tey-aw-dawr vawlt-suhn] , 1817–88, German poet and novelist.
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storm   (stôrm)   
n.  

  1. An atmospheric disturbance manifested in strong winds accompanied by rain, snow, or other precipitation and often by thunder and lightning.

  2. A wind with a speed from 48 to 55 knots (55 to 63 miles per hour; 89 to 102 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale. Also called whole gale.

  3. A heavy shower of objects, such as bullets or missiles.

  4. A strong or violent outburst, as of emotion or excitement: a storm of tears.

  5. A violent disturbance or upheaval, as in political, social, or domestic affairs: a storm of protest.

  6. A violent, sudden attack on a fortified place.

  7. A storm window.

v.   stormed, storm·ing, storms

v.   intr.

    1. To blow forcefully.

    2. To precipitate rain, snow, hail, or sleet.

  2. To be extremely angry; rant and rage.

  3. To move or rush tumultuously, violently, or angrily: stormed into the room.

v.   tr.
To assault, capture, or captivate by storm. See Synonyms at attack.

[Middle English, from Old English.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

storm  (n.)
O.E. storm, from P.Gmc. *sturmaz (cf. O.N. stormr, O.S., M.L.G., M.Du., Du. storm, O.H.G., Ger. sturm). O.Fr. estour "onset, tumult," It. stormo are Gmc. loan-words. Fig. (non-meteorological) sense was in late O.E. The verb in the sense of "to rage, be violent" is from c.1380; military sense (1645) first used by Oliver Cromwell. Storm-door first recorded 1878; storm-water is from 1879; storm-window is attested from 1824. Storm-troops (Ger. sturmtruppen) is from 1917, introduced by the German military in World War I. Storm-trooper "member of the Nazi Sturmabteilung" is from 1933 (see Sturmabteilung).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: storm
Pronunciation: 'sto(&)rm
Function: noun
: a crisis or sudden increase in the symptoms of a disease —see THYROID STORM
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

storm (stôrm)
n.
An exacerbation of symptoms or a crisis in the course of a disease.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Computing Dictionary

storm
broadcast storm

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Idioms & Phrases

storm

see any port in a storm; kick up a fuss (storm); ride out (the storm); take by storm; weather the storm.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Encyclopedia

storm

violent atmospheric disturbance, characterized by low barometric pressure, cloud cover, precipitation, strong winds, and possibly lightning and thunder.

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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