Definition of Tempest

1. Noun. A violent commotion or disturbance. "It was only a tempest in a teapot"

Exact synonyms: Storm
Generic synonyms: Commotion, Disruption, Disturbance, Flutter, Hoo-ha, Hoo-hah, Hurly Burly, Kerfuffle, To-do
Derivative terms: Storm, Stormy, Tempestuous

2. Noun. (literary) a violent wind. "A tempest swept over the island"
Category relationships: Literature
Generic synonyms: Windstorm
Derivative terms: Tempestuous

Definition of Tempest

1. n. An extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious storm.

2. v. t. To disturb as by a tempest.

3. v. i. To storm.

Definition of Tempest

1. to agitate violently [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tempest

temperature midpoint
temperature reduction
temperature scale
temperature sense
temperature sensitive mutation
temperature spot
temperature unit
tempered
temperer
temperers
tempering
tempering
tempero-mandibular joint
tempero-mandibular joint syndrome
tempers
tempest (current term)
tempest-swept
tempest-tossed
tempest-tost
tempested
tempesting
tempests
tempestuous
tempestuously
tempestuousness
tempi
temping
Templar
templars
template

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