Weather
['weðə] or ['wɛðɚ]
Definition
(noun.) the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; 'they were hoping for good weather'; 'every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception'; 'the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow'.
(verb.) change under the action or influence of the weather; 'A weathered old hut'.
(verb.) sail to the windward of.
(verb.) cause to slope.
(verb.) face and withstand with courage; 'She braved the elements'.
Edited by Daniel--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena; meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather, etc.
(n.) Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation of the state of the air.
(n.) Storm; tempest.
(n.) A light rain; a shower.
(v. t.) To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air.
(v. t.) Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to weather the storm.
(v. t.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship.
(v. t.) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
(v. i.) To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter, under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather.
(a.) Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.
Editor: Rebekah
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. (Naut.) Pass to windward of.[2]. Endure, sustain, bear, stand, bear up against, get the better of.
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Definition
n. state of the air as to heat or cold dryness wetness cloudiness &c.—v.t. to affect by exposing to the air: to sail to the windward of: to gain or pass as a promontory or cape: to hold out stoutly against difficulties.—v.i. to become discoloured by exposure.—adj. (naut.) toward the wind windward.—adjs. Weath′er-beat′en distressed or seasoned by the weather; Weath′er-bit′ten worn or defaced by exposure to the winds.—n. Weath′er-board the windward side of a ship: a plank in the port of a laid-up vessel placed so as to keep off rain without preventing air to circulate.—v.t. to fit with such planks.—n. Weath′er-board′ing thin boards placed overlapping to keep out rain: exterior covering of a wall or roof.—adj. Weath′er-bound delayed by bad weather.—ns. Weath′er-box -house a toy constructed on the principle of a barometer consisting of a house with the figures of a man and wife who come out alternately as the weather is respectively bad or good; Weath′er-cloth a tarpaulin protecting boats hammocks &c.; Weath′ercock a vane (often in the form of a cock) to show the direction of the wind: anything turning easily and often.—v.t. to act as a weathercock for.—p.adj. Weath′er-driv′en driven by winds or storms.—adj. Weath′ered (archit.) made slightly sloping so as to throw off water: (geol.) having the surface altered in colour form texture or composition by the action of the elements.—n. Weath′er-eye the eye considered as the means by which one forecasts the weather.—v.t. Weath′er-fend (Shak.) to defend from the weather to shelter.—ns. Weath′er-gage the position of a ship to the windward of another: advantage of position; Weath′er-glass a glass or instrument that indicates the changes of the weather: a barometer; Weath′er-gleam (prov.) a bright aspect of the sky at the horizon; Weath′er-helm a keeping of the helm somewhat a-weather when a vessel shows a tendency to come into the wind while sailing; Weath′ering (archit.) a slight inclination given to the top of a cornice or moulding to prevent water from lodging on it: (geol.) the action of the elements in altering the form colour texture or composition of rocks.—adj. Weath′erly (naut.) making little leeway when close-hauled.—n. Weath′er-map a map indicating meteorological conditions over a large tract of country.—adj. Weath′ermost farthest to windward.—n. Weath′er-notā′tion a system of abbreviation for meteorological phenomena.—adj. Weath′er-proof proof against rough weather.—ns. Weath′er-proph′et one who foretells weather: a device for foretelling the weather; Weath′er-roll the lurch of a vessel to windward when in the trough of the sea; Weath′er-ser′vice an institution for superintending and utilising observed meteorological phenomena; Weath′er-side the windward side; Weath′er-sign a phenomenon indicating change of weather: any prognostic; Weath′er-stain discolouration produced by exposure; Weath′er-stā′tion a station where phenomena of weather are observed; Weath′er-strip a thin piece of some material used to keep out wind and cold; Weath′er-sym′bol a conventional sign indicating some meteorological phenomenon.—adjs. Weath′er-wise wise or skilful in foreseeing the changes or state of the weather; Weath′er-worn worn by exposure to the weather.—Weather anchor the anchor lying to windward; Weather a point to gain an advantage or accomplish a purpose against opposition; Weather out (obs.) to hold out against till the end.—Keep one's weather eye open to be on one's guard to have one's wits in readiness; Make fair weather (Shak.) to conciliate: to flatter; Stress of weather violent and especially unfavourable winds force of tempests.
Typed by Ernestine
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of the weather, foretells fluctuating tendencies in fortune. Now you are progressing immensely, to be suddenly confronted with doubts and rumblings of failure. To think you are reading the reports of a weather bureau, you will change your place of abode, after much weary deliberation, but you will be benefited by the change. To see a weather witch, denotes disagreeable conditions in your family affairs. To see them conjuring the weather, foretells quarrels in the home and disappointment in business.
Checked by Amy
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. The climate of the hour. A permanent topic of conversation among persons whom it does not interest but who have inherited the tendency to chatter about it from naked arboreal ancestors whom it keenly concerned. The setting up official weather bureaus and their maintenance in mendacity prove that even governments are accessible to suasion by the rude forefathers of the jungle.
Edited by Lilian
Examples
- Perhaps you had better go after my friends at once, because the weather is warm, and I can not 'keep' long. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In some cases freckles are permanent, but in most cases they disappear with the coming of cold weather. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- And she knew that under this dark and lonely bridge the young colliers stood in the darkness with their sweethearts, in rainy weather. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Whether of questionable childishness or not in any other matters, Mr. Skimpole had a child's enjoyment of change and bright weather. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Why, Count, since you have come to Roylands, the weather has been simply perfection. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He knows that it's hard to keep the mud off the crossing in dirty weather, and harder still to live by doing it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Lovely weather so far. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The pilot who weathered the storm tossed off great bumpers of spiritual port; the shade of Dundas did not leave the ghost of a heeltap. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- As to the youthful sufferer, he weathered each storm like a hero. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- You would have to be out all weathers. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- From that time, in all weathers, she waited there two hours. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- All weathers saw the man at the post. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Grand shop-winders, trumpets, and drums; and here be we out of doors in all winds and weathers-- But you mistake me, pleaded Clym. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- How often do I pace it three times a day, early and late, ay, and in all weathers too, and say nothing about it? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The house is there in all weathers, and the house, as she expresses it, is what she looks at. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She took walks in all weathers, long walks in solitary directions. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- My arrival was like the newly discovered lamp of a lighthouse to sailors, who are weathering some dangerous point. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- After the mixture has been applied, it hardens and forms a tough skin fairly impervious to weathering. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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