| Main Entry: | cyclone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | destructive wind |
Synonyms: |
twister, typhoon, windstorm |
| Main Entry: | angel dust |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | phencyclidine, PCP |
Synonyms: |
angel hair, angel mist, aurora borealis, black whack, crystal*, cyclones, devil dust, dummy dust, embalming fluid, hallucinogen, horse tranquilizer, jet fuel, magic dust, rocket fuel, star dust |
| Main Entry: | fence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barrier used to enclose a piece of land |
Synonyms: |
Cyclone, backstop, balustrade, bar, barbed wire, barricade, block, boards, chains, defense, dike, guard, hedge, net, paling, palisade, pickets, posts, rail, railing, rampart, roadblock, shield, stakes, stockade, stop, wall |
| Main Entry: | gale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | violent storm |
Synonyms: |
blast, blow, burst, chinook, cyclone, hurricane, mistral, monsoon, outbreak, outburst, squall, tempest, tornado, typhoon, wind, windstorm |
| Main Entry: | hurricane |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | violent windstorm |
Synonyms: |
blow, cyclone, gale, line storm, monsoon, storm, tempest, tornado, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, twister, typhoon, whirlwind |
| Notes: | a hurricane is a severe tropical storm that starts east of the International Date Line (Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico) and a typhoon is a severe tropical storm that starts west of this line (Pacific Ocean, China Sea) |
| Main Entry: | storm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong weather |
Synonyms: |
blast, blizzard, blow, cloudburst, cyclone, disturbance, downpour, gale, gust, hurricane, monsoon, precip, precipitation, raining cats and dogs, snowstorm, squall, tempest, tornado, twister, whirlwind, windstorm |
Antonyms: |
calm, clearness |
| Main Entry: | tempest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wild storm; commotion |
Synonyms: |
blizzard, bluster, chaos, convulsion, cyclone, disturbance, ferment, furor, gale, hurricane, squall, tornado, tumult, typhoon, upheaval, uproar, wildness, windstorm |
Antonyms: |
calm |
| Main Entry: | wind |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | air currents |
Synonyms: |
air, blast, blow, breath, breeze, chinook, cyclone, draft, draught, flurry, flutter, gale, gust, mistral, puff, tempest, typhoon, wafting, whiff, whirlwind, whisk, zephyr |
| Main Entry: | tropical cyclone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tropical storm |
Synonyms: |
cyclone, hurricane, tempest, typhoon, violent rain storm |
| Main Entry: | tornado |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weather event |
Synonyms: |
cyclone, funnel, storm, twister, typhoon, whirlwind, wind |