| NOUN | phenomenon | storm, violent storm | a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning |
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| state | storm, tempest | a violent commotion or disturbance | |
| act | storm | a direct and violent assault on a stronghold | |
| VERB | stative | storm, ramp, rage | behave violently, as if in state of a great anger |
| contact | storm, force | take by force | |
| weather | storm | rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning | |
| weather | storm | blow hard | |
| competition | storm, surprise | attack by storm |
| Sounds | stao'rm | |
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| Rhymes | barnstorm ... windstorm: 29 rhymes with aorm... | |
| Meaning | A violent commotion or disturbance. | |
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| Example | "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away" | |
| Synonym | tempest | |
| Broader | disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle | A disorderly outburst or tumult |
| Spanish | temporal, tormenta | |
| Catalan | tempesta, temporal | |
| Adjectives | stormy | characterized by violent emotions or behavior |
| Verbs | storm | behave violently, as if in state of a great anger |
| Meaning | A direct and violent assault on a stronghold. | |
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| Broader | assault | Close fighting during the culmination of a military attack |
| Spanish | asalto | |
| Verbs | storm | attack by storm |
| storm | take by force | |
| Meaning | Behave violently, as if in state of a great anger. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | ramp, rage | |
| Broader | act, behave, do | Behave in a certain manner |
| Spanish | encolerizarse, rabiar | |
| Nouns | storm | a violent commotion or disturbance |
| Meaning | Take by force. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They storm the hill | |
| Example | "Storm the fort" | |
| Synonym | force | |
| Broader | penetrate, perforate | Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| Spanish | asaltar | |
| Nouns | storm | a direct and violent assault on a stronghold |
| Meaning | rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning. | |
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| Pattern | It is ----ing | |
| Model | It was storming all day long | |
| Example | "If it storms, we'll need shelter" | |
| Entails | rain, rain down | precipitate as rain |
| Nouns | storm | a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning |
| Meaning | blow hard. | |
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| Pattern | It is ----ing | |
| Example | "It was storming all night" | |
| Entailed by | thunder, boom | Be the case that thunder / thunder is being heard |
| Broader | blow | Be blowing or storming |
| Nouns | storm | a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning |
| Meaning | attack by storm; attack suddenly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They storm the hill | |
| Synonym | surprise | |
| Broader | attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on |
| Spanish | sorprender | |
| Nouns | storm | a direct and violent assault on a stronghold |
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