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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Storm \Storm\, n. {Anticyclonic storm} (Meteor.), a storm characterized by a central area of high atmospheric pressure, and having a system of winds blowing spirally outward in a direction contrary to that cyclonic storms. It is attended by low temperature, dry air, infrequent precipitation, and often by clear sky. Called also {high-area storm}, {anticyclone}. When attended by high winds, snow, and freezing temperatures such storms have various local names as {blizzard}, {wet norther}, {purga}, {buran}, etc {Cyclonic storm}. (Meteor.) A cyclone, or low-area storm. See {Cyclone}, above. Stovain \Sto"va*in\, n. Also -ine \-ine\ . [Stove (a translation of the name of the discoverer, Fourneau + -in, -ine.] (Pharm.) A substance, {C14H22O2NCl}, the hydrochloride of an amino compound containing benzol, used in solution with strychnine, as a local an[ae]sthetic, esp. by injection into the sheath of the spinal cord, producing an[ae]sthesia below the point of introduction. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Storm \Storm\, v. i. [Cf. AS styrman.] 1. To raise a tempest. --Spenser. 2. To blow with violence; also to rain, hail, snow, or the like usually in a violent manner, or with high wind; -- used impersonally; as it storms. 3. To rage; to be in a violent passion; to fume. The master storms, the lady scolds. --Swift. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Storm \Storm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stormed}; p. pr & vb n. {Storming}.] (Mil.) To assault; to attack, and attempt to take by scaling walls, forcing gates, breaches, or the like as to storm a fortified town. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Storm \Storm\, n. [AS. storm; akin to D. storm, G. sturm, Icel. stormr; and perhaps to Gr ? assault, onset, Skr. s? to flow, to hasten, or perhaps to L. sternere to strew, prostrate (cf. {Stratum}). [root]166.] 1. A violent disturbance of the atmosphere, attended by wind, rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning; hence often a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail, whether accompanied with wind or not We hear this fearful tempest sing, Yet seek no shelter to avoid the storm. --Shak. 2. A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; sedition, insurrection, or war; violent outbreak; clamor; tumult. I will stir up in England some black storm. --Shak. Her sister Began to scold and raise up such a storm. --Shak. 3. A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous force; violence. A brave man struggling in the storms of fate. --Pope. 4. (Mil.) A violent assault on a fortified place a furious attempt of troops to enter and take a fortified place by scaling the walls, forcing the gates, or the like Note: Storm is often used in the formation of self-explained compounds; as storm-presaging, stormproof, storm-tossed, and the like {Magnetic storm}. See under {Magnetic}. {Storm-and-stress period} [a translation of G. sturm und drang periode], a designation given to the literary agitation and revolutionary development in Germany under the lead of Goethe and Schiller in the latter part of the 18th century. {Storm center} (Meteorol.), the center of the area covered by a storm, especially by a storm of large extent. {Storm door} (Arch.), an extra outside door to prevent the entrance of wind, cold, rain, etc.; -- usually removed in summer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: storm n 1: a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening [syn: {violent storm}] 2: a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot" [syn: {tempest}] 3: a direct and violent assault on a stronghold v 1: behave violently, as if in a great rage [syn: {ramp}, {rage}] 2: take by force; "Storm the fort" [syn: {force}] 3: rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning; "It was storming all last night" 4: blow hard; "It was storming all night" 5: attack by storm; attack suddenly [syn: {surprise}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: STORM Statistically-Oriented Matrix Program
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