Phrase Hound found 165 phrases and 98 compound words that contain storm. The most common are listed below. Open storm in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 165
- storm surgeAn unusual rise in the sea level on a coast due to the action of high winds.
- tropical stormA cyclone within the tropics that has a certain range of wind speeds, typically having its thunderclouds organized in a spiral shape with wind speeds on the surface between about 30 and 75 miles (60–120 km) per hour.
- storm drainAn access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without passing through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
- winter stormA meteorological event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm in which ground temperatures are cold enough to allow ice to form.
- Storm Water
- ice stormA storm in which rain freezes on contact with the ground to form a sheet of ice.
- eye of the stormA region of calm weather right in the middle of a storm.
- up a stormIn a remarkable or excited manner.
- weather the stormTo reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage.
- brain-stormAlternative form of brainstorm: To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
- storm cloudA dark and ominous cloud that appears to indicate a coming storm.
- storm sewerAn underground sewer or open canal for channeling surface runoff (as from a rain storm); distinct from a sanitary sewer.
- solar storman electromagnetic storm on the photosphere of the Sun
- perfect stormA powerful hurricane or other major weather disturbance, especially as produced by a combination of meteorological conditions.
- leaf-stormA sudden whirlwind or downpour of leaves.
- hail stormA storm characterized by lots of large hail.
- storm doorA door normally leading to a storm cellar, cellar or a basement, for protection from a tornado or a violent storm.
- storm oilOil carried by a ship and dispersed into an area of water to calm it (as it absorbs some of the energy of waves, and covers a large area in a slick film upon which wind can get less traction to produce waves).
- Storm Damage
- taken by stormpast participle of take by storm: To capture by means of a sudden, overwhelming attack.
- cook up a stormTo do a large amount of cooking at once; to prepare a great deal of cooked food.
- calm before the stormA period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.
- storm petrelAny of several small seabirds, of the families Hydrobatidae (northern storm petrels) or Oceanitidae (southern storm petrels), having dark plumage and a white rump.
- storm centerA central place of great activity and importance.
- storm and stressSynonym of Sturm und Drang: A proto-Romantic movement in German literature and music which occurred from the late 1760s to the early 1780s, emphasizing individual subjectivity and the free expression of emotions.
Compound words 98
- thunderstormA storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.
- stormyOf or pertaining to storms.
- stormwaterWater that is not absorbed into soil and rapidly flows downstream, increasing the level of waterways. In some municipal systems it intermixes with wastewater, increasing the volume of the latter.
- brainstormTo investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
- snowstormBad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.
- sandstormA strong wind carrying clouds of sand and dust through the air.
- rainstormA storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.
- stormtrooperA soldier trained in special infiltration tactics.
- windstormA storm in which there are strong, violent winds but no precipitation.
- stormfrontA weather front associated with a storm.