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Weather

noun
/ˈwɛðə/
Word Frequency: 28.9

Definitions

1.nounThe short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
2.nounUnpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.
"Wooden garden furniture must be well oiled as it is continuously exposed to weather."
3.nounThe direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.
4.nounA situation.
5.nounA storm; a tempest.
6.nounA light shower of rain.
7.verbTo expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.
8.verb(by extension) To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.
9.verbTo break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.
10.verbTo pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.
"to weather a cape; to weather another ship"
11.verbTo endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.
"Joshua weathered a collision with a freighter near South Africa."
12.verbTo place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
13.adjectiveFacing towards the flow of a fluid, usually air.

Synonyms

meteorologyweatherboardwindwardupwindendurebrave outbraveatmospheric conditionweather conditionclimatemeteorologicalweatherman

Antonyms

lee

Rhymes With

netherput togetheraltogethertogetherget togetherleathertetherwhether
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