stormless Definition

storm
noun

1a. An outbreak of violent weather, with severe winds and heavy falls of rain, hail or snow that is often accompanied by thunder and lightning

Thesaurus: tempest, cloudburst, downpour, blizzard, squall, hurricane, cyclone, gust, gale, monsoon, north-easter.


Example: snowstorm
2. A violent reaction, outburst or show of feeling.

Example: a storm of protest
3. A furious burst, eg of gunfire or applause.

verb stormed, storming

intr
1a. To go or come loudly and angrily;

Example: stormed out of the meeting
Thesaurus: rush, stalk, stomp.
intr
1b. To come or go forcefully.

Example: stormed through the defence to score
2. To say or shout something angrily.

Example: stormed abuse at him
3. military.
To make a sudden violent attack on something.
Example: stormed the embassy
Thesaurus: assail, assault, charge, beset.

Derivative: storming
noun, adj

Derivative: stormless
adj

Idiom: a storm in a teacup

colloq
A big fuss about something unimportant.

Idiom: take someone or something by storm

To enthral or captivate them or it totally and instantly.

To capture them or it by storming.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon storm.