WEATHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does weather mean? 

• WEATHER (noun)
  The noun WEATHER has 1 sense:

1. the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

  Familiarity information: WEATHER used as a noun is very rare.

• WEATHER (adjective)
  The adjective WEATHER has 1 sense:

1. towards the side exposed to wind

  Familiarity information: WEATHER used as an adjective is very rare.

• WEATHER (verb)
  The verb WEATHER has 4 senses:

1. face and withstand with courage

2. cause to slope

3. sail to the windward of

4. change under the action or influence of the weather

  Familiarity information: WEATHER used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WEATHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

atmospheric condition; conditions; weather; weather condition

Context example:

the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow

Hypernyms ("weather" is a kind of...):

atmospheric phenomenon (a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere)

Domain category:

meteorology (the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weather"):

cold weather (a period of unusually cold weather)

fair weather; sunshine; temperateness (moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities)

hot weather (a period of unusually high temperatures)

thaw; thawing; warming (warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt)

downfall; precipitation (the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist))

wave (a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures))

elements (violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements))

air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)

atmosphere; atmospheric state (the weather or climate at some place)

good weather (weather suitable for outdoor activities)

bad weather; inclemency; inclementness (weather unsuitable for outdoor activities)

Derivation:

weather (change under the action or influence of the weather)

• WEATHER (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Towards the side exposed to wind

Synonyms:

upwind; weather

Similar:

windward (on the side exposed to the wind)

• WEATHER (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they weather    ... he / she / it weathers   
Past simple: weathered   
Past participle: weathered   
-ing form: weathering   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Face and withstand with courage

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

brave; brave out; endure; weather

Context example:

She braved the elements

Hypernyms (to "weather" is one way to...):

defy; hold; hold up; withstand (resist or confront with resistance)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause to slope

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "weather" is one way to...):

angle; lean; slant; tilt; tip (to incline or bend from a vertical position)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Sail to the windward of

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "weather" is one way to...):

sail (travel on water propelled by wind)

Domain category:

navigation; pilotage; piloting (the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Change under the action or influence of the weather

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

A weathered old hut

Hypernyms (to "weather" is one way to...):

crumble; decay; dilapidate (fall into decay or ruin)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something ----s something

Derivation:

weather (the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation)

 Context examples 

The pleasure of walking and breathing fresh air is enough for me, and in fine weather I am out more than half my time.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

Weather becomes absolutely of no consequence.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

When a man's wanted for rough sarvice in rough weather, he's theer.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Climate is the average weather in a place over a long period of time.

(Climate Change, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

It is clear weather, and cold.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Marianne had been two or three days at home, before the weather was fine enough for an invalid like herself to venture out.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

How much you need depends on your size, activity level, and the weather where you live.

(Drinking Water, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

"We've known for a long time that plants can affect the atmosphere and weather," Anderegg says.

(How trees affect the weather, National Science Foundation)

It was beautiful spring weather, but neither dogs nor humans were aware of it.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

“I have been watching them. This weather is all from the south.”

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)