hurricane

Speech parts

1. hurricane - Noun

2. Hurricane - Proper noun

Meaning

A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning; -- especially prevalent in the East and West Indies. Also used figuratively.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gale tempest cyclone storm typhoon tropical storm windstorm tropical cyclone blizzard chinook mistral squall twister hailstorm wind
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Antonyms

zephyr unroll blow breeze gust anticyclone
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Hypernyms

cyclone

Phrases with the word

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Anagrams

raunchier

Examples

Love, she thought, must come suddenly, with great outbursts and lightnings,--a hurricane of the skies, which falls upon life, revolutionises it, roots up the will like a leaf, and sweeps the whole heart into the abyss. Gustave Flaubert

The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind. Carl Hiaasen

It was like being in the eye of a hurricane. You'd wake up in a concert and think, Wow, how did I get here? John Lennon

Thought and beauty, like a hurricane or waves, should not know conventional, delimited forms. Anton Chekhov

All the posters on the walls All the leaflets in the streets Are mutilated, destroyed or run in rain, Their words blotted out with tears, Skins peeling from their bodies In the victorious hurricane. Stephen Spender

One who sows wind will reap hurricane. Turkish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Hurren Hurri Hurrian hurricane bow hurricane deck hurricane fence