Weather Definition–noun | 1. | the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc. | | 2. | a strong wind or storm or strong winds and storms collectively: We've had some real weather this spring. | | 3. | a weathercast: The radio announcer will read the weather right after the commercial. | | 4. | Usually, weathers. changes or vicissitudes in one's lot or fortunes: She remained a good friend in all weathers. | –verb (used with object) | 5. | to expose to the weather; dry, season, or otherwise affect by exposure to the air or atmosphere: to weather lumber before marketing it. | | 6. | to discolor, disintegrate, or affect injuriously, as by the effects of weather: These crumbling stones have been weathered by the centuries. | | 7. | to bear up against and come safely through (a storm, danger, trouble, etc.): to weather a severe illness. | | 8. | Nautical. (of a ship, mariner, etc.) to pass or sail to the windward of: to weather a cape. | | 9. | Architecture. to cause to slope, so as to shed water. | –verb (used without object) | 10. | to undergo change, esp. discoloration or disintegration, as the result of exposure to atmospheric conditions. | | 11. | to endure or resist exposure to the weather: a coat that weathers well. | | 12. | to go or come safely through a storm, danger, trouble, etc. (usually fol. by through): It was a difficult time for her, but she weathered through beautifully. | —Idiom | 13. | under the weather, Informal. | a. | somewhat indisposed; ailing; ill. | | b. | suffering from a hangover. | | c. | more or less drunk: Many fatal accidents are caused by drivers who are under the weather. | | From DictionaryForecast Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates. | | 2. | to serve as a prediction of; foreshadow. | | 3. | to contrive or plan beforehand; prearrange. | –verb (used without object) | 4. | to conjecture beforehand; make a prediction. | | 5. | to plan or arrange beforehand. | –noun | 6. | a prediction, esp. as to the weather. | | 7. | a conjecture as to something in the future. | | 8. | the act, practice, or faculty of forecasting. | | 9. | Archaic. foresight in planning. | |
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