weather
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1. weather - Noun
2. weather - Adjective
3. weather - Verb
4. weather - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena; meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather, etc.
Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation of the state of the air.
Storm; tempest.
A light rain; a shower.
To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air.
Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to weather the storm.
To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship.
To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter, under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather.
Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.
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She braved the elements
A weathered old hut
“4IR investments can help companies weather any downturn while also positioning them to emerge stronger.
A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring.
A business owner she spoke to was in tears, worried about whether or not they could weather yet another storm.
About eight to 10 customers use the service per day on average, with a few more on days with windy or inclement weather."