Weather - English meaning

adjective

Made white or much lighter by a chemical process or by exposure to sunlight.

Usage examples:

Permed and bleached hair

verb

Cause (a material such as cloth, paper, or hair) to become white or much lighter by a chemical process or by exposure to sunlight.

Usage examples:

A new formula to bleach and brighten clothing

verb

Past simple and past participle of bleach

adjective

Attractively and evenly suntanned; tanned.

Usage examples:

Bronzed and powerful arms

verb

Make (a person or part of the body) suntanned.

Usage examples:

Alison was bronzed by outdoor life

adjective

If someone is bronzed, their skin is attractively brown because they have been in the sun

Usage examples:

Elaine came back from her holiday looking bronzed and beautiful.

noun

The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

Usage examples:

Our cold, wet climate

noun

The general weather conditions usually found in a particular place

Usage examples:

[ c ] my parents like the warm, dry climate of arizona., there’s never been a climate of trust betw…

noun

The type of situation that exists at a particular time, including the feelings and opinions that are common

Usage examples:

Political/business/social climate most companies favour a stable business climate over such inducem…

adjective

Marked by creases or wrinkles.

Usage examples:

A creased piece of paper

verb

Make a crease in (cloth or paper).

Usage examples:

He sank into the chair, careful not to crease his dinner jacket

adjective

With a crease or creases

Usage examples:

Can you iron my shirt? it's really creased.

adjective

Breaking or falling apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration.

Usage examples:

Their crumbling ancestral home

verb

Break or fall apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration.

Usage examples:

The plaster started to crumble

verb

Present participle of crumble

adjective

Changed in colour in a way that is less attractive.

Usage examples:

Her beauty was marred by discoloured teeth

verb

Change or cause to change to a different, less attractive colour.

Usage examples:

Do not over-knead the dough or it will discolour

adjective

Something that is discoloured has become a less attractive colour than it was originally

Usage examples:

Discoloured teeth

verb

Break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay.

Usage examples:

Our shoes had to last until they disintegrated on our feet

verb

Present participle of disintegrate

Usage examples:

The spacecraft disintegrated as it entered the earth's atmosphere., the ottoman empire disintegrate…

verb

To become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces

Usage examples:

The spacecraft disintegrated as it entered the earth's atmosphere., disintegrate into the ottoman e…

noun

An essential or characteristic part of something abstract.

Usage examples:

The death had all the elements of a great tabloid story

plural noun

Weather conditions, esp. bad ones

Usage examples:

We decided to brave the elements and take a walk.

phrase

The weather, usually bad weather

Usage examples:

Brave the elements we decided to brave the elements and go for a walk (= go for a walk despite the …

verb

(of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land).

Usage examples:

The cliffs on this coast have been eroded by the sea

verb

Past simple and past participle of erode

Usage examples:

Wind and rain have eroded the statues into shapeless lumps of stone., the cliffs are eroding severa…

verb

To rub or be rubbed away gradually

Usage examples:

Wind and rain have eroded the statues into shapeless lumps of stone., the cliffs are eroding severa…

verb

Predict or estimate (a future event or trend).

Usage examples:

Rain is forecast for scotland

noun

A calculation or estimate of future events, especially coming weather or a financial trend.

Usage examples:

Together the two firms can provide financial forecasts for virtually every listed company in the wo…

noun

A statement of what is likely to happen in the future

Usage examples:

The forecast is heavy rain for tomorrow., the government is forecasting that unemployment will cont…

adjective

Knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age.

Usage examples:

The gnarled old oak tree

adjective

Rough and twisted, especially because of old age or no protection from bad weather

Usage examples:

A gnarled tree trunk, the old man drew a long, gnarled finger across his throat.

noun

The state or quality of being humid.

Usage examples:

Of course, keeping beautiful amid the heat and humidity is no easy task, so the shanghai star bring…

noun

A measure of how wet the air is

Usage examples:

Tomorrow will be hot, with high humidity.

noun

The quality of being humid

Usage examples:

I don't like the humidity of this climate.

adjective

Marked or covered with lines.

Usage examples:

A sheet of lined paper

verb

Stand or be positioned at intervals along.

Usage examples:

A processional route lined by people waving flags

verb

Cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material.

Usage examples:

A basket lined with polythene

combining form

Variant spelling of meta- shortened before a vowel or h (as in metonym ).

abbreviation

Meteorological.

Usage examples:

A met report

verb

Arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone).

Usage examples:

A week later i met him in the street

noun

The branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather.

Usage examples:

An induction course to learn basic meteorology

noun

The scientific study of the earth’s atmosphere (= the air surrounding it) and how it causes changes in weather conditions

noun

A person's point of view or general attitude to life.

Usage examples:

He had a practical outlook on life

noun

The likely future situation

Usage examples:

The economic outlook is good., he has a positive outlook on life.

noun

The way a particular situation is expected to develop in the future, for example, whether it will get better or worse

Usage examples:

If the inflationary outlook continues to get worse, the central bank will not hesitate to act., the…

adjective

Wrinkled and shrunken, especially as a result of loss of moisture or old age.

Usage examples:

A handful of shrivelled leaves

verb

Wrinkle and contract or cause to wrinkle and contract, especially due to loss of moisture.

Usage examples:

The flowers simply shrivelled up

adjective

(of a person) having brown or darkened skin after exposure to the sun.

Usage examples:

He looks tanned and healthy

verb

(of a person or their skin) become brown or darkened after exposure to the sun.

Usage examples:

You'll tan very quickly in the pure air

adjective

Past simple and past participle of tan

Usage examples:

He returned from his holiday looking relaxed and tanned., my legs look better when they're tanned.

noun

The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.

Usage examples:

At a temperature of 2°c

noun

The action of inverting something or the state of being inverted.

Usage examples:

The inversion of the normal domestic arrangement

noun

The measured amount of heat in a place or in the body

Usage examples:

[ c ] temperatures should reach the 50s today., [ u ] an increase in temperature is normal., [ c ] …

adjective

Not having been protected from sun, wind, or rain and so marked or damaged by them

Usage examples:

The fisherman had a weather-beaten face.

adjective

Shrivelled or wrinkled with age.

Usage examples:

A wizened, weather-beaten old man

adjective

Having dry skin showing many lines, esp. because of old age

Usage examples:

A wizened old man

adjective

Past participle of wear1.

verb

Have (something) on one's body as clothing, decoration, or protection.

Usage examples:

He was wearing a dark suit

adjective

(especially of fabric or the skin) having wrinkles or slight folds.

Usage examples:

You just cannot look neat with wrinkled clothes

verb

Make or cause lines or folds in (something, especially fabric or the skin).

Usage examples:

His hands and face were wrinkled by age

adjective

(of skin) having small lines because of old age

Usage examples:

A wrinkled face