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Webster 1913 Edition

Storm

Storm

,
Noun.
[AS.
storm
; akin to D.
storm
, G.
sturm
, Icel.
stormr
; and perhaps to Gr. [GREEK] assault, onset, Skr.
s[GREEK]
to flow, to hasten, or perhaps to L.
sternere
to strew, prostrate (cf.
Stratum
). √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
.
Shakespeare
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
.
Shakespeare
Her sister
Began to scold and raise up such a
storm
.
Shakespeare
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.
☞ Storm is often used in the formation of self-explained compounds; as, storm-presaging, stormproof, storm-tossed, and the like.
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
.
(Zool.)
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
.
Syn. – Tempest; violence; agitation; calamity.
–
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.
Storms
beat, and rolls the main;
O! beat those
storms
, and roll the seas, in vain.
Pope.
What at first was called a gust, the same
Hath now a
storm’s
, anon a
tempest's
name.
Donne.

Storm

,
Verb.
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
.

Storm

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Storm

STORM

,
Noun.
[G., to disturb. L. The primary sense of storm is a rushing, raging or violent agitation.[
1.
A violent wind; a tempest. Thus a storm of wind, is correct language, as the proper sense of the word is rushing, violence. It has primarily no reference to a fall of rain or snow. But as a violent wind is often attended with rain or snow, the word storm has come to be used, most improperly, for a fall of rain or snow without wind.
O beat those storms, and roll the seas in vain.
2.
A violent assault on a fortified place; a furious attempt of troops to enter ad take a fortified place by scaling the walls, forcing the gates and the like.
3.
Violent civil or political commotion; sedition; insurrection; also, clamor; tumult; disturbance of the public peace.
I will stir up in England some black storms.
Her sister began to scold and raise up such a storm--
4.
Affliction; calamity; distress; adversity.
A brave man struggling in the storms of fate.
5.
Violence; vehemence; tumultuous force.

STORM

,
Verb.
T.
To assault; to attack and attempt to take by scaling the walls, forcing gates or breaches and the like; as, to storm a fortified town.

STORM

, v.i.
1.
To raise a tempest.
2.
To blow with violence; impersonally; as, it storms.
3.
To rage; to be in a violent agitation of passion; to fume. The master storms.

Definition 2024

Storm

Storm

See also: storm

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Danish storm ‎(“storm”).

Proper noun

Storm

  1. A surname​.
  2. A male given name.

English

Proper noun

Storm

  1. A female given name
  2. A male given name

Norwegian

Etymology

From Danish Storm.

Proper noun

Storm

  1. A surname​.

storm

storm

See also: Storm

English

Noun

storm ‎(plural storms)

  1. Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant weather.
    • Shakespeare
      We hear this fearful tempest sing, / Yet seek no shelter to avoid the storm.
    • 2012 January 1, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 70:
      Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.
  2. A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; violent outbreak.
    The proposed reforms have led to a political storm.
    • Shakespeare
      Her sister / Began to scold and raise up such a storm.
  3. (meteorology) a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane (10 or higher on the Beaufort scale).
  4. (military) A violent assault on a stronghold or fortified position.
Hyponyms
  • See also Wikisaurus:storm
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Translations

See also

Etymology 2

From Middle English stormen, sturmen, from Old English styrman ‎(“to storm, rage; make a great noise, cry aloud, shout”), from Proto-Germanic *sturmijanan ‎(“to storm”). Cognate with Dutch stormen ‎(“to storm; bluster”), Low German stormen ‎(“to storm”), German stürmen ‎(“to storm; rage; attack; assault”), Swedish storma ‎(“to storm; bluster”), Icelandic storma ‎(“to storm”).

Verb

storm ‎(third-person singular simple present storms, present participle storming, simple past and past participle stormed)

  1. (intransitive, with adverbial of direction) To move quickly and noisily like a storm, usually in a state of uproar or anger.
    She stormed out of the room.
  2. (intransitive) To rage or fume; to be in a violent temper.
    • Jonathan Swift
      The master storms, the lady scolds.
  3. (transitive) To assault (a stronghold or fortification) with military forces.
    Troops stormed the complex.
  4. (impersonal) To have the weather be violent, with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
    It stormed throughout the night.
Translations

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse stormr ‎(“storm”), from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- ‎(“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).

Noun

storm c (singular definite stormen, plural indefinite storme)

  1. storm

Inflection

Verb

storm

  1. imperative of storme

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɔrm/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrm

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch storm, from Old Dutch *storm, from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz.

Noun

storm m ‎(plural stormen, diminutive stormpje n)

  1. storm; a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

storm

  1. first-person singular present indicative of stormen
  2. imperative of stormen

Anagrams

Icelandic

Noun

storm

  1. indefinite accusative singular of stormur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stormr, from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- ‎(“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).

Noun

storm m ‎(definite singular stormen, indefinite plural stormer, definite plural stormene)

  1. a storm
    En kraftig storm er venta seinere i dag.
    A strong storm is expected to hit later today.
    en storm i et vannglass - a storm in a teacup (British)
Related terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

storm

  1. imperative of storme

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse stormr, from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- ‎(“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).

Noun

storm m ‎(definite singular stormen, indefinite plural stormar, definite plural stormane)

  1. storm
    Ein kraftig storm er venta seinare i dag.
    A strong storm is expected to hit later today.

Derived terms

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, whence also Old Saxon storm, Old High German sturm, Old Norse stormr. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- ‎(“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).

Noun

storm m

  1. storm

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stormber, from Old Norse stormr, from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- ‎(“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɔrm/

Noun

storm c

  1. storm; heavy winds or weather associated with storm winds.

Declension

Inflection of storm 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative storm stormen stormar stormarna
Genitive storms stormens stormars stormarnas

See also

Etymology

From Middle English storm, from Old English storm ‎(“a storm, tempest; a storm of arrows; disturbance, disquiet; uproar, tumult; rush, onrush, attack, violent attack”), from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz ‎(“storm”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- ‎(“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”). Cognate with Scots storm ‎(“storm”), West Frisian stoarm ‎(“storm”), Dutch storm ‎(“storm”), Low German storm ‎(“storm”), German Sturm ‎(“storm”), Danish storm ‎(“storm”), Swedish storm ‎(“storm”), Icelandic stormur ‎(“storm”). Related to stir.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /stɔːm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /stɔɹm/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m

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