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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Storm \Storm\, n. [AS. storm; akin to D. storm, G. sturm, Icel. stormr; and perhaps to Gr. ? assault, onset, Skr. s? to flow, to hasten, or perhaps to L. sternere to strew, prostrate (cf. {Stratum}). [root]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. [1913 Webster] We hear this fearful tempest sing, Yet seek no shelter to avoid the storm. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; sedition, insurrection, or war; violent outbreak; clamor; tumult. [1913 Webster] I will stir up in England some black storm. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Her sister Began to scold and raise up such a storm. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous force; violence. [1913 Webster] A brave man struggling in the storms of fate. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Note: Storm is often used in the formation of self-explained compounds; as, storm-presaging, stormproof, storm-tossed, and the like. [1913 Webster] {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}. [1913 Webster] Syn: Tempest; violence; agitation; calamity. Usage: {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. [1913 Webster] Storms beat, and rolls the main; O! beat those storms, and roll the seas, in vain. --Pope. [1913 Webster] What at first was called a gust, the same Hath now a storm's, anon a tempest's name. --Donne. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Storm \Storm\, v. 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Storm \Storm\, v. i. [Cf. AS. styrman.] 1. To raise a tempest. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. To rage; to be in a violent passion; to fume. [1913 Webster] The master storms, the lady scolds. --Swift. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: storm n 1: a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning [syn: {storm}, {violent storm}] 2: a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot" [syn: {storm}, {tempest}] 3: a direct and violent assault on a stronghold v 1: behave violently, as if in state of a great anger [syn: {ramp}, {rage}, {storm}] 2: take by force; "Storm the fort" [syn: {storm}, {force}] 3: rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning; "If it storms, we'll need shelter" 4: blow hard; "It was storming all night" 5: attack by storm; attack suddenly [syn: {storm}, {surprise}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: STORM Statistically-Oriented Matrix Program From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-swe-eng]: storm storm From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: storm /stɔrm/ storm From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 [fd-dan-eng]: storm storm