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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Storm \Storm\, n. [AS. storm; akin to D. storm, G. sturm, Icel.
     stormr; and perhaps to Gr. ? assault, onset, Skr. s? to flow,
     to hasten, or perhaps to L. sternere to strew, prostrate (cf.
     Stratum). [root]166.]
     1. A violent disturbance of the atmosphere, attended by wind,
        rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning; hence, often,
        a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail, whether accompanied
        with wind or not.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We hear this fearful tempest sing,
              Yet seek no shelter to avoid the storm. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political,
        or domestic commotion; sedition, insurrection, or war;
        violent outbreak; clamor; tumult.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I will stir up in England some black storm. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Her sister
              Began to scold and raise up such a storm. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous
        force; violence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A brave man struggling in the storms of fate.
                                                    --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Mil.) A violent assault on a fortified place; a furious
        attempt of troops to enter and take a fortified place by
        scaling the walls, forcing the gates, or the like.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Storm is often used in the formation of self-explained
           compounds; as, storm-presaging, stormproof,
           storm-tossed, and the like.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Anticyclonic storm (Meteor.), a storm characterized by a
        central area of high atmospheric pressure, and having a
        system of winds blowing spirally outward in a direction
        contrary to that cyclonic storms. It is attended by low
        temperature, dry air, infrequent precipitation, and often
        by clear sky. Called also high-area storm,
        anticyclone. When attended by high winds, snow, and
        freezing temperatures such storms have various local
        names, as blizzard, wet norther, purga, buran,
        etc.
  
     Cyclonic storm. (Meteor.) A cyclone, or low-area storm. See
        Cyclone, above.
  
     Magnetic storm. See under Magnetic.
  
     Storm-and-stress period [a translation of G. sturm und
        drang periode], a designation given to the literary
        agitation and revolutionary development in Germany under
        the lead of Goethe and Schiller in the latter part of the
        18th century.
  
     Storm center (Meteorol.), the center of the area covered by
        a storm, especially by a storm of large extent.
  
     Storm door (Arch.), an extra outside door to prevent the
        entrance of wind, cold, rain, etc.; -- usually removed in
        summer.
  
     Storm path (Meteorol.), the course over which a storm, or
        storm center, travels.
  
     Storm petrel. (Zo["o]l.) See Stormy petrel, under
        Petrel.
  
     Storm sail (Naut.), any one of a number of strong, heavy
        sails that are bent and set in stormy weather.
  
     Storm scud. See the Note under Cloud.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Tempest; violence; agitation; calamity.
  
     Usage: Storm, Tempest. Storm is violent agitation, a
            commotion of the elements by wind, etc., but not
            necessarily implying the fall of anything from the
            clouds. Hence, to call a mere fall or rain without
            wind a storm is a departure from the true sense of the
            word. A tempest is a sudden and violent storm, such as
            those common on the coast of Italy, where the term
            originated, and is usually attended by a heavy rain,
            with lightning and thunder.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  Storms beat, and rolls the main;
                  O! beat those storms, and roll the seas, in
                  vain.                             --Pope.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  What at first was called a gust, the same
                  Hath now a storm's, anon a tempest's name.
                                                    --Donne.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Storm \Storm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stormed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Storming.] (Mil.)
     To assault; to attack, and attempt to take, by scaling walls,
     forcing gates, breaches, or the like; as, to storm a
     fortified town.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Storm \Storm\, v. i. [Cf. AS. styrman.]
     1. To raise a tempest. --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To blow with violence; also, to rain, hail, snow, or the
        like, usually in a violent manner, or with high wind; --
        used impersonally; as, it storms.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To rage; to be in a violent passion; to fume.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The master storms, the lady scolds.   --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  STORM
       Statistically-Oriented Matrix Program

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Storm \Storm\, n.
  
     Anticyclonic storm (Meteor.), a storm characterized by a
        central area of high atmospheric pressure, and having a
        system of winds blowing spirally outward in a direction
        contrary to that cyclonic storms. It is attended by low
        temperature, dry air, infrequent precipitation, and often
        by clear sky. Called also high-area storm,
        anticyclone. When attended by high winds, snow, and
        freezing temperatures such storms have various local
        names, as blizzard, wet norther, purga, buran,
        etc.
  
     Cyclonic storm. (Meteor.) A cyclone, or low-area storm. See
        Cyclone, above. Stovain \Sto"va*in\, n. Also -ine \-ine\
     . [Stove (a translation of the name of the discoverer,
     Fourneau + -in, -ine.] (Pharm.)
     A substance, C14H22O2NCl, the hydrochloride of an amino
     compound containing benzol, used, in solution with
     strychnine, as a local an[ae]sthetic, esp. by injection into
     the sheath of the spinal cord, producing an[ae]sthesia below
     the point of introduction.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Storm \Storm\, v. i. [Cf. AS. styrman.]
     1. To raise a tempest. --Spenser.
  
     2. To blow with violence; also, to rain, hail, snow, or the
        like, usually in a violent manner, or with high wind; --
        used impersonally; as, it storms.
  
     3. To rage; to be in a violent passion; to fume.
  
              The master storms, the lady scolds.   --Swift.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Storm \Storm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stormed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Storming.] (Mil.)
     To assault; to attack, and attempt to take, by scaling walls,
     forcing gates, breaches, or the like; as, to storm a
     fortified town.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Storm \Storm\, n. [AS. storm; akin to D. storm, G. sturm, Icel.
     stormr; and perhaps to Gr. ? assault, onset, Skr. s? to flow,
     to hasten, or perhaps to L. sternere to strew, prostrate (cf.
     Stratum). [root]166.]
     1. A violent disturbance of the atmosphere, attended by wind,
        rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning; hence, often,
        a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail, whether accompanied
        with wind or not.
  
              We hear this fearful tempest sing, Yet seek no
              shelter to avoid the storm.           --Shak.
  
     2. A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political,
        or domestic commotion; sedition, insurrection, or war;
        violent outbreak; clamor; tumult.
  
              I will stir up in England some black storm. --Shak.
  
              Her sister Began to scold and raise up such a storm.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     3. A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous
        force; violence.
  
              A brave man struggling in the storms of fate.
                                                    --Pope.
  
     4. (Mil.) A violent assault on a fortified place; a furious
        attempt of troops to enter and take a fortified place by
        scaling the walls, forcing the gates, or the like.
  
     Note: Storm is often used in the formation of self-explained
           compounds; as, storm-presaging, stormproof,
           storm-tossed, and the like.
  
     Magnetic storm. See under Magnetic.
  
     Storm-and-stress period [a translation of G. sturm und
        drang periode], a designation given to the literary
        agitation and revolutionary development in Germany under
        the lead of Goethe and Schiller in the latter part of the
        18th century.
  
     Storm center (Meteorol.), the center of the area covered by
        a storm, especially by a storm of large extent.
  
     Storm door (Arch.), an extra outside door to prevent the
        entrance of wind, cold, rain, etc.; -- usually removed in
        summer.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  storm
       n 1: a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on
            the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and
            lightening [syn: violent storm]
       2: a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had
          characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was
          only a tempest in a teapot" [syn: tempest]
       3: a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
       v 1: behave violently, as if in state of a great anger [syn: ramp,
             rage]
       2: take by force; "Storm the fort" [syn: force]
       3: rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with
          thunder or lightning; "If it storms, we'll need shelter"
       4: blow hard; "It was storming all night"
       5: attack by storm; attack suddenly [syn: surprise]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  storm
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (ετ άνεμος en) η καταιγίδα, η θύελλα
     2 (ετ μτφρ en) η θύελλα
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (μτβ) κυριεύω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  storm
     Danish n.
     storm#English
     Danish vb.
     (infl of da storme  imp)
     Dutch n.
     1 #English; a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale,
  less than a hurricane.
     2 (lb nl of sieges or battles) assault, storming
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl stormen  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     Middle Dutch n.
     1 (topics dum Atmospheric phenomena) storm, violent weather
     2 storm, heavy wind
     3 storm, assault
     n.
     1 Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the
  earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant
  weather.
     2 (lb en AU) A thunderstorm.
     3 A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or
  domestic commotion; violent outbreak.
     4 (lb en meteorology) A very strong wind on the wind scale, stronger
  than a gale, less than a hurricane (10 or higher on the Beaufort scale).
     5 (lb en military) A violent assault on a stronghold or fortified
  position.
     vb.
     1 (lb en impersonal) (weather ''it'') To be violent, with strong
  winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
     2 (lb en intransitive) (lb en metaphor) To rage or fume; to be in a
  violent temper.
     3 (lb en intransitive with adverbial of direction) To move quickly
  and noisily like a #Noun, usually in a state of uproar or anger.
     4 (lb en transitive) [army; crowd, rioters] To assault (a significant
  building) with the aim to gain power over it.
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (l en storm) (''a very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a
  hurricane'')
     Swedish n.
     c (l en storm); heavy winds ''or'' weather associated with storm
  winds.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Storm
     n.
     (given name en unisex)
     Norwegian n.
     (surname: no)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  storm
     n.
     1 Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the
  earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant
  weather.
     2 (lb en AU) A thunderstorm.
     3 A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or
  domestic commotion; violent outbreak.
     4 (lb en meteorology) A very strong wind on the wind scale, stronger
  than a gale, less than a hurricane (10 or higher on the Beaufort scale).
     5 (lb en military) A violent assault on a stronghold or fortified
  position.
     vb.
     1 (lb en impersonal) (weather ''it'') To be violent, with strong
  winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
     2 (lb en intransitive) (lb en metaphor) To rage or fume; to be in a
  violent temper.
     3 (lb en intransitive with adverbial of direction) To move quickly
  and noisily like a #Noun, usually in a state of uproar or anger.
     4 (lb en transitive) [army; crowd, rioters] To assault (a significant
  building) with the aim to gain power over it.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Storm
     n.
     (given name en unisex)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  storm
     Dutch n.
     1 #English; a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale,
  less than a hurricane.
     2 (lb nl of sieges or battles) assault, storming
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl stormen  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     Icelandic n.
     (inflection of is stormur  indef acc s)
     Middle English n.
     1 A (l en storm); an instance of intense wind and precipitation
  (gloss: including a snowstorm)
     2 An armed dispute, brawl or fight; an instance of combativeness.
     3 (lb enm rare) Any intense event, happening, or force.
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a (l en storm)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb storme  imp)
     Old English n.
     (l en storm)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Storm
     n.
     (given name en unisex)
     Norwegian n.
     (surname: no)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  storm
     Dutch n.
     1 #English; a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale,
  less than a hurricane.
     2 (lb nl of sieges or battles) assault, storming
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl stormen  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     Icelandic n.
     (inflection of is stormur  indef acc s)
     Middle English n.
     1 A (l en storm); an instance of intense wind and precipitation
  (gloss: including a snowstorm)
     2 An armed dispute, brawl or fight; an instance of combativeness.
     3 (lb enm rare) Any intense event, happening, or force.
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a (l en storm)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb storme  imp)
     Old English n.
     (l en storm)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Storm
     n.
     (given name en unisex)
     Norwegian n.
     (surname: no)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  storm
     Hollanti n.
     myrsky
     Hollanti vb.
     (taivm) stormen
     Ruotsi n.
     myrsky

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  storm
     Engelska n.
     (tagg meteorologi språk=en) #Svenska
     Engelska vb.
     storma
     n.
     1 (tagg: text=allmänt) hård vind; oväder
     2 (tagg: meteorologi) vind med hastigheten 24,5-28,4 meter per sekund
     3 (tagg: militärt) stormning, kraftigt och plötsligt anfall

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  storm-
     pre.
     ''(förstärkande betydelse)'' häftigt, i högsta grad, kraftigt,
  intensivt, våldsamt

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Storm
     n.
     (tagg: kat=efternamn) ett efternamn<ref>Språkbanken, Göteborgs
  universitet: ''[https://spraakbanken.gu.se/lb/statistik/lbenamnalf.phtml
  Vanliga efternamn, alfabetiskt ordnade].''</ref>

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  storm
     n.
     1 (tagg: text=allmänt) hård vind; oväder
     2 (tagg: meteorologi) vind med hastigheten 24,5-28,4 meter per sekund
     3 (tagg: militärt) stormning, kraftigt och plötsligt anfall

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  storm-
     pre.
     ''(förstärkande betydelse)'' häftigt, i högsta grad, kraftigt,
  intensivt, våldsamt

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  Storm
     n.
     (tagg: kat=efternamn) ett efternamn<ref>Språkbanken, Göteborgs
  universitet: ''[https://spraakbanken.gu.se/lb/statistik/lbenamnalf.phtml
  Vanliga efternamn, alfabetiskt ordnade].''</ref>

From Eurfa Cymraeg, Welsh-English Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:cym-eng ]


  storm /stˈɔrm/ 
  storm

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:dan-eng ]


  storm /stˈɒm/
  storm

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Storm /stˈɔːm/
  العاصفة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  storm //stɔɹm// //stɔːm// 
  1. бу́ря
  disturbed state of the atmosphere
  2. щорм
  meteorology: wind scale for very strong wind
  3. щурм
  military: violent assault on a stronghold

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  storm //stɔɹm// //stɔːm// 
  1. щурмува́м
  to assault
  2. фуча
  to move quickly and noisily
  3. бушувам
  to rage or fume