weather : Idioms & Phrases


all-weather

  • adjective satellite usable or operative or practiced in all kinds of weather
    • a good all-weather road
    • all-weather flying
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bad weather

  • noun weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
    inclemency; inclementness.
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Broken weather

  • unsettled weather.
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cold weather

  • noun a period of unusually cold weather
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fair weather

  • noun moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
    temperateness; sunshine.
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fair-weather

Fair"-weath`er adjective
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  1. Made or done in pleasant weather, or in circumstances involving but little exposure or sacrifice; as, a fair-weather voyage. Pope.
  2. Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous; as, a fair-weather friend.
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Fair-weather sailor

  • a make-believe or inexperienced sailor; the nautical equivalent of carpet knight.
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Falling weather

  • a rainy season. Colloq. Bartlett.
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foul-weather gear

  • noun protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather
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good weather

  • noun weather suitable for outdoor activities
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hot weather

  • noun a period of unusually high temperatures
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national weather service

  • noun the federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps
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On the weather beam

  • on the side of a ship which faces the wind.
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raw weather

  • noun unpleasantly cold and damp weather
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Stress of weather

  • constraint imposed by continued bad weather; as, to be driven back to port by stress of weather.
  • violent winds; force of tempests.
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To make fair weather

  • to flatter; to give flattering representations. R.
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To make good, ∨ bad, weather

  • (Naut.), to endure a gale well or ill; said of a vessel. Shak.
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To weather a point

  • . (a) (Naut.) To pass a point of land, leaving it on the lee side. (b) Hence, to gain or accomplish anything against opposition.
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To weather out

  • to encounter successfully, though with difficulty; as, to weather out a storm.
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Under the weather

  • adjective satellite somewhat ill or prone to illness
    peaked; indisposed; unwell; sickly; ailing; seedy; poorly.
    • my poor ailing grandmother
    • feeling a bit indisposed today
    • you look a little peaked
    • feeling poorly
    • a sickly child
    • is unwell and can't come to work
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  • ill; also, financially embarrassed. Colloq. U. S. Bartlett.
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Weather box

  • . Same as Weather house, below. Thackeray.
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Weather breeder

  • a fine day which is supposed to presage foul weather.
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Weather bureau

  • noun an administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts
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  • a popular name for the signal service. See Signal service, under Signal, a. U.S.
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weather chart

  • noun (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region
    weather chart.
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Weather cloth

  • (Naut.), a long piece of canvas of tarpaulin used to preserve the hammocks from injury by the weather when stowed in the nettings.
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weather condition

  • noun the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
    atmospheric condition; weather; conditions.
    • they were hoping for good weather
    • every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception
    • the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow
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weather deck

  • noun upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below
    shelter deck.
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Weather door

  • . (Mining) See Trapdoor, 2.
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weather eye

  • noun vigilant attentiveness
    vigilance; watchfulness.
    • he keeps a weather eye open for trouble
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weather forecast

  • noun a forecast of the weather
    weather forecast.
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weather forecaster

  • noun predicts the weather
    weatherman.
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weather forecasting

  • noun predicting what the weather will be
    meteorology.
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Weather gall

  • . Same as Water gall, 2. Prov. Eng. Halliwell.
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Weather gauge

  • . (a) (Naut.) The position of a ship to the windward of another. (b) Fig.: A position of advantage or superiority; advantage in position.
    To veer, and tack, and steer a cause Against the weather gauge of laws. Hudibras.
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Weather helm

  • (Naut.), a tendency on the part of a sailing vessel to come up into the wind, rendering it necessary to put the helm up, that is, toward the weather side.
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Weather house

  • a mechanical contrivance in the form of a house, which indicates changes in atmospheric conditions by the appearance or retirement of toy images.
    Peace to the artist whose ingenious thought Devised the weather house, that useful toy! Cowper.
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weather map

  • noun (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region
    weather chart.
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Weather molding

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Weather moulding

  • (Arch.), a canopy or cornice over a door or a window, to throw off the rain.
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Weather of a windmill sail

  • the obliquity of the sail, or the angle which it makes with its plane of revolution.
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weather outlook

  • noun a forecast of the weather
    weather forecast.
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weather radar

  • noun radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation
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Weather report

  • a daily report of meteorological observations, and of probable changes in the weather; esp., one published by government authority.
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weather satellite

  • noun a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below
    meteorological satellite.
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weather sheet

  • noun (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
    mainsheet; tack; sheet; shroud.
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weather ship

  • noun an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations
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Weather shore

  • (Naut.), the shore to the windward of a ship. Totten.
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weather side

  • noun the side toward the wind
    weatherboard; to windward; windward side.
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Weather spy

  • a stargazer; one who foretells the weather. R. Donne.
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weather station

  • noun one of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded
    meteorological observation post.
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Weather strip

  • noun a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold
    weather strip; weatherstripping; weatherstrip.
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  • (Arch.), a strip of wood, rubber, or other material, applied to an outer door or window so as to cover the joint made by it with the sill, casings, or threshold, in order to exclude rain, snow, cold air, etc.
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weather stripping

  • noun a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold
    weather strip; weatherstripping; weatherstrip.
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Weather tide

  • (Naut.), the tide which sets against the lee side of a ship, impelling her to the windward. Mar. Dict.
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weather vane

  • noun mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
    wind vane; vane; weathervane.
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weather-beaten

  • adjective satellite tanned and coarsened from being outdoors
    • a weather-beaten face
  • adjective satellite worn by exposure to the weather
    weathered; weatherworn.
    • a house of weathered shingles
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Weath"er-beat`en adjective
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  1. Beaten or harassed by the weather; worn by exposure to the weather, especially to severe weather. Shak.
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weather-bit

Weath"er-bit` noun
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  1. (Naut.) A turn of the cable about the end of the windlass, without the bits.
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weather-bitten

Weath"er-bit`ten adjective
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  1. Eaten into, defaced, or worn, by exposure to the weather. Coleridge.
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weather-board

Weath"er-board` transitive verb
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  1. (Arch.) To nail boards upon so as to lap one over another, in order to exclude rain, snow, etc. Gwilt.
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weather-bound

  • adjective satellite delayed or shut in by bad weather
    • weather-bound traffic
    • irritable weather-bound children
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Weath"er-bound` adjective
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  1. Kept in port or at anchor by storms; delayed by bad weather; as, a weather-bound vessel.
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weather-driven

Weath"er-driv`en adjective
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  1. Driven by winds or storms; forced by stress of weather. Carew.
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weather-fend

Weath"er-fend` transitive verb
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  1. To defend from the weather; to shelter. Shak.
    [We] barked the white spruce to weather-fend the roof. Emerson.
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weather-stripped

  • adjective satellite having cracks blocked with weather stripping
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