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English adjective: weather | |||
| 1. | weather towards the side exposed to wind | ||
| Synonyms | upwind | ||
| Similar | windward | ||
| Antonyms | leeward | ||
English noun: weather | |||
| 1. | weather (phenomenon) the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | atmospheric condition, conditions, weather condition | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | atmospheric phenomenon | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air current, atmosphere, atmospheric state, bad weather, cold weather, current of air, downfall, elements, fair weather, good weather, hot weather, inclemency, inclementness, precipitation, sunshine, temperateness, thaw, thawing, warming, wave, wind | ||
| Domain category | meteorology | ||
English verb: weather | |||
| 1. | weather (stative) face and withstand with courage | ||
| Samples | She braved the elements. | ||
| Synonyms | brave, brave out, endure | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defy, hold, hold up, withstand | ||
| 2. | weather (motion) cause to slope | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip | ||
| 3. | weather (motion) sail to the windward of | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sail | ||
| Domain category | navigation, pilotage, piloting | ||
| 4. | weather (change) change under the action or influence of the weather | ||
| Samples | A weathered old hut. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crumble, decay, dilapidate | ||
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