| Main Entry: | tornado |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weather event |
Synonyms: |
cyclone, funnel, storm, twister, typhoon, whirlwind, wind |
| Main Entry: | act of God |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | divine act |
Synonyms: |
accident, circumstances beyond one's control, earthquake, force majeure, freak accident, hurricane, inevitable accident, marvel, natural disaster, phenomenon, supernatural event, tornado, unavoidable casualty, unforeseen event, vis major, wonder |
| 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: | twister |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weather event |
Synonyms: |
cyclone, tornado, typhoon, whirlwind |
| Main Entry: | typhoon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weather event |
Synonyms: |
cyclone, hurricane, storm, tornado, twister |
| Main Entry: | vortex |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circular current |
Synonyms: |
cyclone, eddy, gyre, spiral, tornado, tourbillion, twister, waterspout, whirl, whirlpool, whirlwind |
| Main Entry: | windstorm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weather event |
Synonyms: |
cyclone, gale, hurricane, squall, tornado, twister, typhoon |