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Word entry · 5 letters

storm

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"Bad-weather event"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /stɔːm/Part of speech noun, verbSorted morstStarts with SEnds with M9 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a direct and violent assault on a stronghold

Word origin

The verb is derived from Middle English stormen (“of the wind: to blow violently; to cause to roll or toss”), from storm (noun) (see etymology 1) + -en (suffix forming the infinitives of verbs).

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: cyclone (broad sense), tempest
  • The boat was torn to pieces in the storm, and nobody survived.
  • Thou toyl'ſt in perrill, and the vvindie ſtorme, / Doth topſide-turuey toſſe thee as thou floteſt.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer9 curated clues

01Bad-weather event5 letters
02Heavy weather event5 letters
03Rough weather5 letters
04Rough weather system5 letters
05Rough weather with wind5 letters
06Severe weather5 letters
07Thunder and rain event5 letters
08Weather with thunder5 letters

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