storm
Definition of storm:
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part of speech: verb
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part of speech: noun
A stir or violent commotion of the air producing wind, rain, etc.: a tempest: violent agitation of society: commotion: tumult: calamity: ( mil.) an assault.
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part of speech: noun
A violent outburst of one or more of the elements wind, rain, snow, thunder and lightning; any violent commotion; tumultuous force; a tumult; a violent and determined assault on a fortified place.
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part of speech: verb
To attack, or attempt to take, by open force; to blow with violence; to rage; to be loudly angry.
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part of speech: verb
To raise a tempest: to blow with violence: to be in a violent passion.
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Common misspellings:
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- strom (74.1%)
- stomr (1.4%)
- stome (0.9%)
- stor (2.3%)
- stom (6.0%)
- storn (6.0%)
- sorm (4.2%)
- strorm (0.9%)
- sotrm (4.2%)
Usage examples for storm:
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The king can never storm it.
"A Victor of Salamis" – William Stearns Davis -
It looks at us through storm and night.
"Around The Tea-Table" – T. De Witt Talmage -
Driven by the storm it had vanished completely from our sight.
"The Mutineers" – Charles Boardman Hawes -
All the while the storm outside continued to rage.
"The Samurai Strategy" – Thomas Hoover
