Gale - English meaning

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Usage examples:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Usage examples:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

verb

Break open or apart suddenly and violently, especially as a result of an impact or internal pressure.

Usage examples:

One of the balloons burst

noun

An instance of breaking or splitting as a result of internal pressure or puncturing; an explosion.

Usage examples:

The mortar bursts were further away than before

verb

To break open or apart suddenly, or to make something do this

Usage examples:

Burst open suddenly the door burst open (= opened suddenly and forcefully) and police officers rush…

noun

Used as a mildly disrespectful form of address to a man or boy.

Usage examples:

Like it or lump it, buster

noun

Used to address a man or a boy you do not like

Usage examples:

Cut it out, buster!, crime-busters

suffix

A person or thing intended to destroy the stated thing

Usage examples:

Crime-busters

noun

A system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure, with an anticlockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression.

Usage examples:

Visitors were told how weather data which flow in continuously from around 500 weather stations all…

noun

A violent and often destructive storm in which the wind moves very fast in a circular direction

noun

A violent tropical storm

Usage examples:

A cyclone swept across the island, killing several people.

noun

An instance of giving off something such as a liquid or gas.

Usage examples:

A massive effusion of poisonous gas

noun

A flow of a gas through a small hole in a container

noun

A sudden and uncontrolled expression of strong emotion

Usage examples:

Effusion of they were welcomed with effusions of joy wherever they went., effusion of the effusion …

noun

An act or instance of erupting.

Usage examples:

The eruption of vesuvius

noun

An occasion when a volcano explodes, and flames and rocks come out of it, or the act of doing this

Usage examples:

A volcanic eruption, around the year 600, the eruption of a nearby volcano buried ceren's buildings…

noun

The act of starting suddenly and violently

Usage examples:

There was a violent eruption of anti-government feeling., the curfew was aimed at preventing any er…

noun

A violent shattering or blowing apart of something, as is caused by a bomb.

Usage examples:

Three explosions damaged buildings at the barracks

noun

A violent burst, often with a loud noise

Usage examples:

[ c ] the fire was caused by a gas explosion., [ u ] the explosion of the space shuttle shocked the…

noun

The fact of something such as a bomb exploding

Usage examples:

The fire was thought to have been caused by a gas explosion.

adjective

Of a suitable quality, standard, or type to meet the required purpose.

Usage examples:

The house was not fit for human habitation

verb

Be of the right shape and size for.

Usage examples:

Those jeans still fit me

noun

The particular way in which something, especially a garment or component, fits.

Usage examples:

The dress was a perfect fit

noun

A mark, blemish, or other imperfection which mars a substance or object.

Usage examples:

A flaw in the glass

verb

Mar, weaken, or invalidate (something).

Usage examples:

The computer game was flawed by poor programming

noun

A squall of wind; a short storm.

Usage examples:

The ship had turned, caught in a windy flaw

noun

A low, wavering musical sound which is the typical call of many kinds of owl.

Usage examples:

Various yelps, hoots, screams, squawks, and other vocalizations are used by many species of primate…

verb

(of an owl) utter a hoot.

Usage examples:

Owls hooted, the new moon rose

noun

A short, loud, high sound

Usage examples:

She gave three short hoots on the car horn., hoot of he gave a hoot of laughter/derision.

noun

A long, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf.

Usage examples:

While in captivity, they are very vocal, uttering high-pitched whines and howls, rasping growls.

verb

Make a howling sound.

Usage examples:

He howled in agony

verb

If a dog or wolf howls, it makes a long, sad sound

Usage examples:

In the silence of the night, a lone wolf howled.

noun

A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the caribbean.

Usage examples:

A powerful hurricane hit the florida coast

proper noun

A single-seat, single-engined british fighter aircraft of the second world war, produced by the hawker company and remembered in particular for its role in the battle of britain along with the spitfire.

noun

A violent storm with strong circular winds of at least 72 miles (or 118 kilometers) per hour, esp. in the western atlantic ocean

noun

A sudden release of strong emotion.

Usage examples:

An angry outburst from the prime minister

noun

A sudden, violent expression of emotion, esp. anger

noun

A sudden attack or outburst of a particular emotion or activity.

Usage examples:

A paroxysm of weeping

noun

A sudden and powerful expression of strong feeling

Usage examples:

The mention of his name can send people into paroxysms of anger.

noun

A loud ringing of a bell or bells.

Usage examples:

The bell rang again, a long, loud peal

verb

(of a bell or bells) ring loudly or in a peal.

Usage examples:

All the bells of the city began to peal

verb

To sound loudly

Usage examples:

The bells pealed from the town hall tower., a peal of thunder woke him up.

noun

A full, deep, prolonged cry uttered by a lion or other large wild animal.

Usage examples:

She waited for the lion's roar

verb

(of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, prolonged cry.

Usage examples:

We heard a lion roar

abbreviation

Right of admission reserved.

verb

Give a long, loud, piercing cry or cries expressing extreme emotion or pain.

Usage examples:

They could hear him screaming in pain

noun

A long, loud, piercing cry expressing extreme emotion or pain.

Usage examples:

They were awakened by screams for help

verb

Utter a sudden loud cry

verb

(of a person) utter a loud cry, typically as an expression of a strong emotion.

Usage examples:

She shouted for joy

noun

A loud cry expressing a strong emotion or calling attention.

Usage examples:

His words were interrupted by warning shouts

verb

Utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice

verb

Utter a high-pitched piercing sound or words, especially as an expression of terror, pain, or excitement.

Usage examples:

The audience shrieked with laughter

noun

A high-pitched piercing cry or sound; a scream.

Usage examples:

Shrieks of laughter

noun

A loud, high cry

Usage examples:

The shriek of sea gulls, she heard a high-pitched shriek., [ i ] we shrieked with laughter.

noun

A sudden violent gust of wind or localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet.

Usage examples:

Low clouds and squalls of driving rain

verb

(of a baby or small child) cry noisily and continuously.

Usage examples:

Sarah was squalling in her crib

noun

A sudden, strong wind or brief storm, esp. over water

Usage examples:

Occasional rain squalls blow furiously across the sea.

noun

A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

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These kinds of storms can produce rain, hail snow, thunder and lightning.

verb

Move angrily or forcefully in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She burst into tears and stormed off

noun

An extreme weather condition with strong winds and heavy rain or snow

Usage examples:

The storm left over a foot of snow on the ground., the new rent regulations raised a storm of criti…

noun

A violent windy storm.

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A raging tempest

noun

A violent storm

noun

A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.

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These clouds often bring thunder and lightning, and can also bring funnel clouds or even tornadoes.

noun

A dangerous storm which is a spinning cone of wind that destroys anything in its path as it moves across the ground

noun

A tropical storm in the region of the indian or western pacific oceans.

Usage examples:

There has been an observed and recorded link between the sea surface temperature and the frequency …

noun

A type of violent storm with strong circular winds that happens esp. in the pacific ocean

noun

A column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape.

Usage examples:

They can cause dust devils and whirlwinds, though these are nothing when compared to the immense du…

noun

A storm with strong winds that move in a circle

Usage examples:

The film created a whirlwind of controversy., a whirlwind tour

noun

A storm with very strong wind but little or no rain or snow; a gale.

Usage examples:

Besides genetics, factors that keep most eastern old growth from soaring to the skies are thin, roc…