A violent disturbance of the atmosphere, attended by wind, rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning; hence, often, a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail, whether accompanied with wind or not.
A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; sedition, insurrection, or war; violent outbreak; clamor; tumult.
A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous force; violence.
A violent assault on a fortified place; a furious attempt of troops to enter and take a fortified place by scaling the walls, forcing the gates, or the like.
To assault; to attack, and attempt to take, by scaling walls, forcing gates, breaches, or the like; as, to storm a fortified town.
To raise a tempest.
To blow with violence; also, to rain, hail, snow, or the like, usually in a violent manner, or with high wind; - used impersonally; as, it storms.
To rage; to be in a violent passion; to fume.
One who shows or exhibits.
That which shows; a mirror.
A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like fall of snow.
That which resembles a shower in falling or passing through the air copiously and rapidly.
A copious supply bestowed.
To water with a shower; to t copiously with rain.
To bestow liberally; to destribute or scatter in undance; to rain.
To rain in showers; to fall, as in a hower or showers.
