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Meaning of 'weather' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Weather [ a.]
- Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.
2 . Weather [ n.]
- 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.
3 . Weather [ v. i.]
- 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.
4 . Weather [ v. t.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'weather' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . weather [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
Example in sentence:
  • every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception;
  • the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow;
  • they were hoping for good weather
2 . weather [ v]
Meaning (2):
- change under the action or influence of the weather
Example in sentence:
  • A weathered old hut
Meaning (3):
- face and withstand with courage
Example in sentence:
  • She braved the elements

Nearby Words:

weak weak-hearted weak-kneed weak-minded weaken weakened weakener weakening weakfish weakish

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