The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressi…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.Heat wave
a wave of unusually hot weather
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The north wind; -- usually a personification.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.Alt. of Breeze fly
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or wave…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.a heavy rain
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.A violent storm, often of vast extent, characterized by high winds rotating about a calm center of low atmospheric pressure. This cent…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.A washing away; an overflowing of the land by water; an inundation; a flood; specifically, The Deluge, the great flood in the days of…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.A sudden fall; a body of things falling.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.A pouring or streaming downwards; esp., a heavy or continuous shower.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drop…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.To rain in very fine drops.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; -- a term applied particularl…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.One who pelts.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.Reign.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.A fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in rain; as, the average annual rainfall of a region.
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.One who, or that which, soaks.
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(acoustics) a wave that transmits sound
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wave, unusually, weather.Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracen…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wave, unusually, weather.the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wave, unusually, weather.a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity; "the explosion created a shock wave"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wave, unusually, weather.(physics) statistical law obeyed by a system of particles whose wave function is not changed when two particles are interchanged (the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wave, unusually, weather.One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wave, unusually, weather.Mild in temper and disposition; merciful; compassionate.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wave, unusually, weather.the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wave, unusually, weather.Made or done in pleasant weather, or in circumstances involving but little exposure or sacrifice; as, a fair-weather voyage.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wave, unusually, weather.To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; to float backward and forward, as on waves; as, a fluctuating field of air.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wave, unusually, weather.A sudden brief thrill, shiver or wave of excitement.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wave, unusually, weather.One who causes bad luck.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wave, unusually, weather.Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wave, unusually, weather.Explore Academic Dictionary
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