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storm
noun
a
period
of
very
bad
weather
with
strong
wind
,
heavy
rain
,
snow
,
thunder
,
or
lightning
•
The
storm
knocked
down
several
trees
in
our
neighborhood
.
The
storm
knocked
down
several
trees
in
our
neighborhood
.
•
Fishermen
hurried
back
to
port
when
they
heard
a
storm
warning
on
the
radio
.
Fishermen
hurried
back
to
port
when
they
heard
a
storm
warning
on
the
radio
.
Old
English
“
storm
”
meaning
violent
disturbance
of
the
atmosphere
;
related
to
Old
Norse
“
stormr
”.
verb
(
of
weather
)
to
have
stormy
conditions
with
strong
wind
,
rain
,
or
snow
•
It
stormed
all
night
,
rattling
the
windows
.
It
stormed
all
night
,
rattling
the
windows
.
•
The
forecast
says
it
will
storm
this
afternoon
.
The
forecast
says
it
will
storm
this
afternoon
.
verb
to
enter
or
leave
a
place
suddenly
and
angrily
•
Upset
by
the
comment
,
she
stormed
out
of
the
meeting
.
Upset
by
the
comment
,
she
stormed
out
of
the
meeting
.
•
The
teenager
storms
into
his
room
and
slams
the
door
.
The
teenager
storms
into
his
room
and
slams
the
door
.
verb
to
suddenly
attack
and
take
control
of
a
place
using
force
•
Rebel
soldiers
stormed
the
palace
at
dawn
.
Rebel
soldiers
stormed
the
palace
at
dawn
.
•
The
SWAT
team
stormed
the
building
to
rescue
the
hostages
.
The
SWAT
team
stormed
the
building
to
rescue
the
hostages
.
noun
a
sudden
strong
outburst
of
emotion
,
noise
,
or
public
reaction
•
The
mayor's
decision
triggered
a
storm
of
criticism
online
.
The
mayor's
decision
triggered
a
storm
of
criticism
online
.
•
Her
speech
was
met
with
a
storm
of
applause
.
Her
speech
was
met
with
a
storm
of
applause
.
brainstorming
verb
present
participle
of
brainstorm
:
actively
generating
many
ideas
quickly
,
often
with
others
,
to
solve
a
problem
or
develop
something
•
The
engineers
are
brainstorming
ways
to
make
the
device
lighter
.
The
engineers
are
brainstorming
ways
to
make
the
device
lighter
.
•
We
sat
in
the
café
,
brainstorming
possible
titles
for
our
podcast
.
We
sat
in
the
café
,
brainstorming
possible
titles
for
our
podcast
.
Derived
from
the
noun
and
verb
“
brainstorm
” (
originally
meaning
a
sudden
brilliant
idea
),
with
–ing
to
indicate
ongoing
action
.
hailstorm
noun
a
storm
producing
hailstones
,
usually
with
thunder
and
lightning
.
•
A
fierce
hailstorm
hit
the
town
last
night
.
A
fierce
hailstorm
hit
the
town
last
night
.
•
The
hailstorm
wrecked
the
farmer's
newly
planted
crops
.
The
hailstorm
wrecked
the
farmer's
newly
planted
crops
.
Combination
of
'hail'
(
Old
English
hagl
,
meaning
small
lumps
of
ice
)
and
'storm'
(
Old
English
storm
,
meaning
violent
disturbance
of
atmosphere
).
