a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
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a wave of unusually hot weather
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a wind that blows from the north
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.wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
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.(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere…
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.the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
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.very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
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.very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
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.the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Climate and weather geography, Natural hazards, Atmosphere and climate.a heavy rain
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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.To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wave, unusually, weather.(of weather or climate) physically mild; "clement weather"
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.(geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wave, unusually, weather.Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold, etc.; as, in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: wave, unusually, weather.
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