tempest+(noun)

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• tempest — ► NOUN ▪ a violent windy storm. ORIGIN Latin tempestas season, weather, storm …   English terms dictionary

• tempest in a teapot — noun A major fuss over a trivial matter. The media frenzy over the actors drunken behavior was a tempest in a teapot. Syn: storm in a teacup, storm in a tea kettle, storm in a teapot, tempest in a teacup, tempest in a tea kettle …   Wiktionary

• tempest — noun a violent windy storm. Phrases a tempest in a teapot North American term for a storm in a teacup (see storm). Origin ME: from OFr. tempeste, from L. tempestas season, weather, storm , from tempus time, season …   English new terms dictionary

• tempest — noun the skies opened and a tempest erupted Syn: storm, gale, hurricane; tornado, whirlwind, cyclone, typhoon …   Thesaurus of popular words

• tempest — noun (C) literary a violent storm …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tempest — 1. noun a) A storm, especially one with severe winds. As every sailor knows, a spicy gale in the tropic latitudes of the Pacific is far different from a tempest in the howling North Atlantic. b) Any violent tumult or commotion. They awaited the… …   Wiktionary

• tempest — UK [ˈtempɪst] / US [ˈtempəst] noun [countable] Word forms tempest : singular tempest plural tempests 1) literary a severe storm with strong winds and heavy rain 2) a situation in which people are very upset or excited …   English dictionary

• tempest — I. noun Etymology: Middle English tempeste, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *tempesta, alteration of Latin tempestas season, weather, storm, from tempus time Date: 13th century 1. a violent storm 2. tumult, uproar II. transitive verb Date …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tempest — /ˈtɛmpəst / (say tempuhst) noun 1. an extensive current of wind rushing with great velocity and violence, especially one attended with rain, hail, or snow; a violent storm. 2. a violent commotion, disturbance, or tumult. –verb (t) 3. Obsolete to… …  

• tempest — tem|pest [ tempəst ] noun count 1. ) LITERARY a severe storm with strong winds and heavy rain or snow 2. ) a situation in which people are very upset or excited => TEAPOT …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tempest — [ˈtempɪst] noun [C] literary a severe storm with strong winds and heavy rain …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English