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weath·er       (wěth'ər)  Pronunciation Key  n.   The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure. Adverse or destructive atmospheric conditions, such as high winds or heavy rain: encountered weather five miles out to sea. The unpleasant or destructive effects of such atmospheric conditions: protected the house from the weather. weathers Changes of fortune: had known him in many weathers. v.   weath·ered, weath·er·ing, weath·ers v.   tr. To expose to the action of the elements, as for drying, seasoning, or coloring. To discolor, disintegrate, wear, or otherwise affect adversely by exposure. To come through (something) safely; survive: weather a crisis. To slope (a roof, for example) so as to shed water. Nautical To pass to the windward of despite bad weather. v.   intr. To show the effects, such as discoloration, of exposure to the elements: The walls of the barn had weathered. To withstand the effects of weather: a house paint that weathers well. adj.   Nautical Of or relating to the windward side of a ship; windward. Relating to or used in weather forecasting: a weather plane. Phrasal Verb(s): weather in To experience or cause to experience weather conditions that prevent movement: The squadron is weathered in because of dense fog. Such a storm will weather the fleet in. Idiom(s): make heavy weather of To exaggerate the difficulty of something to be done. Idiom(s): under the weather Somewhat indisposed; slightly ill. Slang Intoxicated; drunk. Suffering from a hangover. [Middle English weder, wether, from Old English weder; see wē- in Indo-European roots.]

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weather
adjective
1.	towards the side exposed to wind [syn: upwind]
noun
1.	the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "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"
verb
1.	face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"
2.	cause to slope
3.	sail to the windward of
4.	change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut"

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In addition to the idiom beginning with weather, also see fair-weather friend; heavy going (weather); keep a weather eye out; under the weather.

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weather       (wě'ər)  Pronunciation Key  The state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place. Weather is described in terms of variable conditions such as temperature, humidity, wind velocity, precipitation, and barometric pressure. Weather on Earth occurs primarily in the troposphere, or lower atmosphere, and is driven by energy from the Sun and the rotation of the Earth. The average weather conditions of a region over time are used to define a region's climate.

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weather

The daily conditions of the atmosphere in terms of temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, and moisture.

[Chapter:] Earth Sciences

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Weath"er\, n. [OE. weder, AS. weder; akin to OS. wedar, OFries. weder, D. weder, we[^e]r, G. wetter, OHG. wetar, Icel. ve[eth]r, Dan. veir, Sw. v["a]der wind, air, weather, and perhaps to OSlav. vedro fair weather; or perhaps to Lith. vetra storm, Russ. vieter', vietr', wind, and E. wind. Cf. Wither.]

1. The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena; meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather, etc.

Not amiss to cool a man's stomach this hot weather. --Shak.

Fair weather cometh out of the north. --Job xxxvii. 22.

2. Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation of the state of the air. --Bacon.

3. Storm; tempest.

What gusts of weather from that gathering cloud My thoughts presage! --Dryden.

4. A light rain; a shower. [Obs.] --Wyclif.

Stress of weather, violent winds; force of tempests.

To make fair weather, to flatter; to give flattering representations. [R.]

To make good, or bad, weather (Naut.), to endure a gale well or ill; -- said of a vessel. --Shak.

Under the weather, ill; also, financially embarrassed. [Colloq. U. S.] --Bartlett.

Weather box. Same as Weather house, below. --Thackeray.

Weather breeder, a fine day which is supposed to presage foul weather.

Weather bureau, a popular name for the signal service. See Signal service, under Signal, a. [U. S.]

Weather cloth (Naut.), a long piece of canvas of tarpaulin used to preserve the hammocks from injury by the weather when stowed in the nettings.

Weather door. (Mining) See Trapdoor, 2.

Weather gall. Same as Water gall, 2. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

Weather house, a mechanical contrivance in the form of a house, which indicates changes in atmospheric conditions by the appearance or retirement of toy images.

Peace to the artist whose ingenious thought Devised the weather house, that useful toy! --Cowper.

Weather molding, or

Weather moulding (Arch.), a canopy or cornice over a door or a window, to throw off the rain.

Weather of a windmill sail, the obliquity of the sail, or the angle which it makes with its plane of revolution.

Weather report, a daily report of meteorological observations, and of probable changes in the weather; esp., one published by government authority.

Weather spy, a stargazer; one who foretells the weather. [R.] --Donne.

Weather strip (Arch.), a strip of wood, rubber, or other material, applied to an outer door or window so as to cover the joint made by it with the sill, casings, or threshold, in order to exclude rain, snow, cold air, etc.

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Weath"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Weathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Weathering.]

1. To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air.

[An eagle] soaring through his wide empire of the air To weather his broad sails. --Spenser.

This gear lacks weathering. --Latimer.

2. Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to weather the storm.

For I can weather the roughest gale. --Longfellow.

You will weather the difficulties yet. --F. W. Robertson.

3. (Naut.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship.

4. (Falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air. --Encyc. Brit.

To weather a point. (a) (Naut.) To pass a point of land, leaving it on the lee side. (b) Hence, to gain or accomplish anything against opposition.

To weather out, to encounter successfully, though with difficulty; as, to weather out a storm.

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Weath"er\, v. i. To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter, under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather.

The organisms . . . seem indestructible, while the hard matrix in which they are imbedded has weathered from around them. --H. Miller.

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Weath"er\, a. (Naut.) Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.

Weather gauge. (a) (Naut.) The position of a ship to the windward of another. (b) Fig.: A position of advantage or superiority; advantage in position.

To veer, and tack, and steer a cause Against the weather gauge of laws. --Hudibras.

Weather helm (Naut.), a tendency on the part of a sailing vessel to come up into the wind, rendering it necessary to put the helm up, that is, toward the weather side.

Weather shore (Naut.), the shore to the windward of a ship. --Totten.

Weather tide (Naut.), the tide which sets against the lee side of a ship, impelling her to the windward. --Mar. Dict.