storm | a direct and violent assault on a stronghold |
Operation Desert Storm | the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted hours () |
apatosaur apatosaurus brontosaur brontosaurus thunder lizard Apatosaurus excelsus | huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic |
thunder snake worm snake Carphophis amoenus | small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States |
storm petrel | any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts |
stormy petrel northern storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus | sooty black petrel with white markings, of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean |
big H hell dust nose drops smack thunder skag scag | street names for heroin |
chamberpot potty thunder mug | a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom |
hurricane lamp hurricane lantern tornado lantern storm lantern storm lamp | an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds, candlestick with a glass chimney |
storm cellar cyclone cellar tornado cellar | an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes |
storm door | an extra outer door for protection against severe weather or winter |
storm window storm sash | a window outside an ordinary window to protect against severe weather or winter |
storm signal | a signal announcing the approach of a storm (particularly a storm of marked violence) |
storm cone | a canvas cone hoisted to warn of high winds |
boom roar roaring thunder | a deep prolonged loud noise |
thunder | a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning |
magnetic storm | a sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, caused by emission of particles from the sun |
debris surge debris storm | the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building, the destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge |
SA Sturmabteilung Storm Troops | Nazi militia created by Hitler in that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after |
storm center storm centre | the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm |
Thunder Bay | a port city in Ontario on Lake Superior |
storm cloud | a heavy dark cloud presaging rain or a storm |
storm trooper | a member of the Nazi SA |
dust storm duster sandstorm sirocco | a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand, it was the kind of duster not experienced in years |
storm violent storm | a violent weather condition with winds - knots ( on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning |
ice storm silver storm | a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice |
line storm equinoctial storm | a violent rainstorm near the time of an equinox |
thunderstorm electrical storm electric storm | a storm resulting from strong rising air currents, heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning |
storm tempest | a violent commotion or disturbance, the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away, it was only a tempest in a teapot |
storm center storm centre | a center of trouble or disturbance |
thunder roar | utter words loudly and forcefully, `Get out of here,' he roared |
thunder | to make or produce a loud noise, The river thundered below, The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle |
storm surprise | attack by storm, attack suddenly |
storm force | take by force, Storm the fort |
thunder | move fast, noisily, and heavily, The bus thundered down the road |
ramp rage storm | behave violently, as if in state of a great anger |
storm | blow hard, It was storming all night |
storm | rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning, If it storms, we'll need shelter |
thunder boom | be the case that thunder is being heard, Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed |
storm-beaten | damaged by storm |
buffeted storm-tossed tempest-tossed tempest-tost tempest-swept | pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities |
like hell like mad like crazy like sin like thunder like the devil | with great speed or effort or intensity, drove like crazy, worked like hell to get the job done, ran like sin for the storm cellar, work like thunder, fought like the devil |