* RAIN and WEATHER and CLOUDS * OE a whirlwind off the Faeroe islands [n -S] FOG to cover with fog (condensed water vapor near the earth's surface) [v FOGGED, FOGGING, FOGS] : FOGGER(s) FON {foehn=n} [n -S] : FOEHN FOHN FON LEE shelter from the wind [n -S] : ALEE [adj] LUN a lee (shelter from the wind) [n -S] MAC a {raincoat=n} [n -S] SUN to expose to the sun (the star around which the earth revolves) [v SUNNED, SUNNING, SUNS] ALEE toward the side of a vessel sheltered from the wind [adv] BHUT a small whirlwind [n -S] BISE a cold wind [n -S] : BIZE(s) BIZE {bise=n} [n -S] BORA a cold wind [n -S] : BORA BURA BURAN BURA {buran=n} [n -S] : BORA BURA BURAN FOHN {foehn=n} [n -S] : FOEHN FOHN FON GALE a strong wind [n -S] GAMP a large umbrella [n -S] GUST to blow in gusts (sudden blasts of wind) [v -ED, -ING, -S] HAAR a fog [n -S] HAIL to {welcome=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] : HAILER(s) MIST to become {blurry=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] RAIN to fall like rain (drops of water condensed from atmospheric vapor) [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMOG an atmospheric mixture of smoke and fog [n -S] : SMOGLESS [adj] SNOW to fall as snow (precipitation in the form of ice crystals) [v -ED, -ING, -S] VANE a device for showing the direction of the wind [n -S] : VANED [adj] WIND to pass around an object or fixed center [v WOUND or WINDED, WINDING, WINDS] : WINDABLE [adj] ARCUS an arch-shaped cloud [n -ES] BEFOG to envelop in fog [v -FOGGED, -FOGGING, -FOGS] BLOWY {windy=adj} [adj BLOWIER, BLOWIEST] BRUME fog [n -S] : BRUMOUS [adj] BRUMAL BURAN a violent windstorm [n -S] : BORA BURA BURAN CIRRI [n] CLOUD to cover with clouds (masses of visible vapor) [v -ED, -ING, -S], CLOUDY DEFOG to remove fog from [v -FOGGED, -FOGGING, -FOGS] FOEHN a warm, dry wind [n -S] : FOEHN FOHN FON FOGGY filled with fog [adj -GIER, -GIEST] : FOGGILY [adv] MISTY {blurry=adj} [adj MISTIER, MISTIEST] NIMBI [n] PIBAL a small balloon for determining the direction and speed of the wind [n -S] RAINY marked by rain [adj RAINIER, RAINIEST] RAWIN a wind measurement made by tracking a balloon with radar [n -S] SELVA a tropical rain forest [n -S] SLEET to shower sleet (frozen rain) [v -ED, -ING, -S] SLUSH to splash with slush (partly melted snow) [v -ED, -ING, -ES] : SLUSHY SLUSHINESS SOUPY {foggy=adj} [adj SOUPIER, SOUPIEST] STORM to blow violently [v -ED, -ING, -S] SUETE a southeasterly wind in areas of Cape Breton Island [n -S] SUNNY filled with sunlight [adj -NIER, -NIEST] : SUNNILY [adv] VIRGA wisps of precipitation evaporating before reaching ground [n -S] WINDY marked by strong wind [adj WINDIER, WINDIEST] ARCTIC a warm, waterproof overshoe [n -S] BAYAMO a strong wind [n -MOS] BEMIST to envelop in a mist [v -ED, -ING, -S] BOREAS the north wind [n -ES] BREEZE to move swiftly [v BREEZED, BREEZING, BREEZES] BREEZY {windy=adj} [adj BREEZIER, BREEZIEST] : BREEZILY [adv] BROLLY an umbrella [n -LIES] BRUMAL {wintry=adj} [adj] CIRRUS a tendril or similar part / a type of cloud [n -RI] CLOUDY overcast with clouds [adj CLOUDIER, CLOUDIEST] : CLOUDILY [adv] CUMULI [n] DRIFTY full of drifts (masses of wind-driven snow) [adj DRIFTIER, DRIFTIEST] EASTER a wind or storm from the east [n -S] EOLIAN pertaining to the wind [adj] : AEOLIAN FOGBOW a nebulous arc of light sometimes seen in a fog [n -S] FOGDOG a {fogbow=n} [n -S] FOGGER one that {fogs=v} [n -S] FRACTI [n] GHIBLI a hot desert wind [n -S] GUTTER to form channels for draining off water [v -ED, -ING, -S] HABOOB a violent sandstorm [n -S] HAILER one that {hails=v} [n -S] HYETAL pertaining to rain [adj] ISOBAR a type of {atom=n} [n -S] : ISOBARIC [adj], ISOBARE(s) ISOHEL a line on a map connecting points receiving equal sunshine [n -S] KAMSIN {khamsin=n} [n -S] : KAMSEEN KAMSIN KHAMSEEN KHAMSIN MIZZLE to rain in fine droplets [v -ZLED, -ZLING, -ZLES] : MIZZLY MIZZLY characterized by a fine rain [adj MIZZLIER MIZZLIEST] NEBULA a cloud-like interstellar mass [n -LAS or -LAE] : NEBULAR [adj] NIMBUS a luminous cloud [n -BI or -BUSES] : NIMBUSED [adj] RUNOFF rainfall that is not absorbed by the soil [n -S] SARSAR a cold, whistling wind [n -S] SEADOG a {fogbow=n} [n -S] SEREIN a fine rain falling from an apparently clear sky [n -S] SHAMAL a hot, dry wind [n -S] SIMOOM a hot, dry desert wind [n -S] : SIMOON SIMOON {simoom=n} [n -S] SLEETY resembling sleet [adj SLEETIER, SLEETIEST] SLOSHY {slushy=adj} [adj SLOSHIER, SLOSHIEST] SLUSHY resembling slush [adj SLUSHIER, SLUSHIEST] : SLOSHY, SLUSHILY [adv] SOLANO a strong, hot wind [n -NOS] SQUALL to cry or scream loudly [v -ED, -ING, -S] STORMY storming [adj STORMIER, STORMIEST] : STORMILY [adv] STRATI [n] SUNBOW an arc of spectral colors formed by the sun shining through a mist [n -S] SUNDOG a small rainbow [n -S] SUNLIT lighted by the sun [adj] SUNRAY a ray of sunlight [n -RAYS] UPWIND a wind that blows against one's course [n -S] WINTRY characteristic of winter [adj -TRIER, -TRIEST] : WINTRILY [adv], WINTERY WUTHER to blow with a dull roaring sound [v -ED, -ING, -S] AEOLIAN {eolian=adj} [adj] ANTIFOG preventing the buildup of moisture on a surface [adj] BECLOUD to make {cloudy=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CATSPAW a light wind [n -S] CHINOOK a warm wind [n -S] CLIMATE the weather conditions characteristic of an area [n -S] : CLIMATAL, CLIMATIC [adj] CUMULUS a type of cloud [n CUMULI or CUMULUSES] : CUMULOUS [adj] CYCLONE a rotating system of winds [n -S] : CYCLONAL, CYCLONIC [adj] DERECHO a line of intense widespread windstorms [n -CHOS] DRIZZLE to rain lightly [v -ZLED, -ZLING, -ZLES] : DRIZZLY DRIZZLY characterized by light rain [adj -ZLIER, -ZLIEST] ETESIAN an annually recurring wind [n -S] FOGGAGE a second growth of grass [n -S] FOGHORN a horn sounded in a fog to give warning [n -S] FOGLESS having no fog [adj] FRACTUS a ragged cloud [n -TI] FUMULUS a thin cloud [n -LI] GRAUPEL precipitation consisting of granular snow pellets [n -S] ISOBARE {isobar=n} [n -S] ISOHYET a line on a map connecting points having equal rainfall [n -S] : ISOHYETAL ISOTACH a line on a map connecting points of equal wind velocity [n -S] KAMSEEN {khamsin=n} [n -S] : KAMSEEN KAMSIN KHAMSEEN KHAMSIN KHAMSIN a hot, dry wind [n -S] : KAMSEEN KAMSIN KHAMSEEN KHAMSIN LEEWARD the direction toward which the wind is blowing [n -S] MAMMATI [n] MISTBOW a {fogbow=n} [n -S] MISTILY in a misty manner [adv] MISTRAL a cold, dry wind [n -S] MONSOON a seasonal wind [n -S] MOONBOW a rainbow formed by light from the moon [n -S] NORTHER a wind or storm from the north [n -S] OILSKIN a waterproof fabric [n -S] PAMPERO a cold, dry wind [n -ROS] PARASOL a small, light umbrella [n -S] PLUVIAL a prolonged period of wet climate [n -S] PLUVIAN characterized by much rain [adj] POGONIP a dense fog of suspended ice particles [n -S] RAINBOW an arc of spectral colors formed in the sky [n -S] RAINILY in a rainy manner [adv] RAINOUT atomic fallout occurring in precipitation [n -S] SEABOOT a waterproof boot [n -S] SFERICS an electronic detector of storms [n] SHOEPAC a waterproof boot [n -S] SHOWERS [v] SHOWERY abounding with brief periods of rain [adj] SIROCCO a hot, dry wind [n -COS] : SCIROCCO SKYGLOW a glow in the night sky resulting from urban lights [n -S] SKYLESS having the sky obscured by clouds [adj] SOUTHER a wind or storm from the south [n -S] SQUALLY {gusty=adj} [adj SQUALLIER, SQUALLIEST] STRATUM a layer of material [n -TA or -TUMS] STRATUS a type of cloud [n STRATI or STRATUSES] SUNBACK cut low to expose the back to sunlight [adj] SUNBATH an exposure to sunlight [n -S] SUNBEAM a beam of sunlight [n -S] : SUNBEAMY [adj] SUNFAST resistant to fading by the sun [adj] SUNLAND an area marked by a great amount of sunshine [n -S] SUNLESS having no sunlight [adj] SUNLIKE resembling the sun [adj] SUNWARD toward the sun [adv] SUNWISE from left to right [adv] THUNDER to produce a loud, resounding sound [v -ED, -ING, -S] : THUNDERER THUNDEROUS TORNADO a violent windstorm [n -DOES or -DOS] : TORNADIC [adj] TYPHOON a tropical hurricane [n -S] : TYPHONIC [adj] UNCLOUD to free from clouds [v -ED, -ING, -S], UNCLOUDEDLY WEATHER to expose to atmospheric conditions [v -ED, -ING, -S] WINDAGE the effect of the wind (air in natural motion) on a projectile [n -S] WINDBAG a talkative person [n -S] WINDILY in a windy manner [adv] WINDWAY a passage for air [n -WAYS] WINTERY {wintry=adj} [adj -TERIER, -TERIEST] ANABATIC pertaining to rising wind currents [adj] ANTHELIA halolike areas seen in the sky opposite the sun [n] ANVILTOP an anvil-shaped cloud mass [n -S] AWEATHER toward the windward side of a vessel [adv] BACKWIND to deflect airflow into the back of a sail [v -ED, -ING, -S] BLIZZARD a heavy snowstorm [n -S] BLUSTERY {windy=adj} [adj] CHUBASCO a violent thunderstorm [n -COS] CLIMATAL [adj] CLIMATIC [adj] CLOUDLET a small cloud [n -S] DEFOGGER one that {defogs=v} [n -S] DEMISTER one that {defogs=v} [n -S] DIAPHONE a low-pitched foghorn [n -S] DOWNPOUR a heavy rain [n -S] DOWNWASH a downward deflection of air [n -ES] DOWNWIND in the direction that the wind blows [adv] EASTERLY a wind from the east [n -LIES] FAVONIAN pertaining to the west wind [adj] FOGBOUND surrounded by fog [adj] FOGFRUIT a flowering plant [n -S] HEADWIND an oncoming wind [n -S] HELIACAL pertaining to the sun [adj] INSOLATE to expose to sunlight [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES] ISOBARIC [adj] KHAMSEEN {khamsin=n} [n -S] : KAMSEEN KAMSIN KHAMSEEN KHAMSIN LEVANTER an easterly Mediterranean wind [n -S] LIBECCIO a southwest wind [n -CIOS] MAMMATUS a type of cloud [n -TI] NUBILOSE {nubilous=adj} [adj] NUBILOUS {cloudy=adj} [adj] OILCLOTH a waterproof fabric [n -S] OVERCAST to become cloudy or dark [v -CAST or -CASTED, -CASTING, -CASTS] PETTIFOG to {quibble=v} [v -FOGGED, -FOGGING, -FOGS] PLUVIOSE {pluvious=adj} [adj] PLUVIOUS pertaining to rain [adj] RAINBAND a dark band in the solar spectrum [n -S] RAINBIRD a type of bird [n -S] RAINCOAT a waterproof coat [n -S] RAINDROP a drop of rain [n -S] RAINFALL a fall of rain [n -S] RAINLESS having no rain [adj] RAINSUIT a waterproof jacket and pants [n -S] RAINWASH to wash material downhill by rain [v -ED, -ING, -ES] RAINWEAR waterproof clothing [n] SASTRUGA a ridge of snow formed by the wind in polar regions [n -GI] SASTRUGI [n] SCIROCCO {sirocco=n} [n -COS] SEMIARID characterized by light rainfall [adj] SOLARISE to {solarize=v} [v -ISED, -ISING, -ISES] SOLARISM an interpretation of folk tales as concepts of the nature of the sun [n -S] SOLARIUM a room exposed to the sun [n -IA or -IUMS] SOLARIZE to expose to sunlight [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES] SOLSTICE the time of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator [n -S] SUBSOLAR situated directly beneath the sun [adj] SUNBAKED baked by the sun [adj] SUNBATHE to take a sunbath [v -BATHED, -BATHING, -BATHES] SUNGLASS a lens for concentrating the sun's rays in order to produce heat [n -ES] SUNLIGHT the light of the sun [n -S] SUNPROOF resistant to damage by sunlight [adj] SUNSHADE something used as a protection from the sun [n -S] SUNSHINE the light of the sun [n -S] : SUNSHINY [adj] SUNSHINY [adj] SUNWARDS {sunward=adv} [adv] TAILWIND a wind coming from behind a moving vehicle [n -S] THUNDERY accompanied with thunder [adj] UDOMETER a rain gauge [n -S] UDOMETRY the measurement of rain [n -TRIES] UMBRELLA to provide with an umbrella (a portable cover for protection from rain or sun) [v -ED, -ING, -S] UNCLOUDY [adj] WESTERLY a wind from the west [n -LIES] WETPROOF waterproof [adj] WETTABLE capable of being wetted [adj] WHITEOUT an arctic weather condition [n -S] WILLIWAU {williwaw=n} [n -S] WILLIWAW a violent gust of cold wind [n -S] WINDBELL a light bell that can be sounded by the wind [n -S] WINDBURN to be affected with skin irritation caused by exposure to the wind [v -BURNED or -BURNT, -BURNING, -BURNS] WINDFALL a sudden and unexpected gain [n -S] WINDFLAW a gust of wind [n -S] WINDLESS being without wind [adj] WINDLOAD the force exerted by the wind on a structure [n -S] WINDMILL to rotate solely under the force of a passing airstream [v -ED, -ING, -S] WINDPACK snow that has been compacted by the wind [n -S] WINDSAIL a funnel of sailcloth used to convey air down into the lower parts of a ship [n -S] WINDSLAB a crust formed on soft snow by the wind [n -S] WINDSOCK a device used to indicate wind direction [n -S] WINDWARD the direction from which the wind blows [n -S] WINTERLY {wintry=adj} [adj] ACCLIMATE [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLIMATIZE [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLOUDLAND [n -S] CLOUDLESS [adj] : CLOUDLESSLY CLOUDLIKE CROSSWIND [n -S] DUSTSTORM [n -S] FIRESTORM [n -S] FOGGINESS [n -ES] HAILSTONE [n -S] HAILSTORM [n -S] HARMATTAN dry, dusty West African trade wind [n -S] HURRICANE [n -S] ISOBARISM [n -S] KATABATIC [adj] OVERCLOUD [v -ED, -ING, -S] PEASOUPER a thick fog [n -S] RAINCHECK [n -S] RAININESS [n -ES] RAINMAKER [n -S] RAINPROOF [v -ED, -ING, -S] RAINSPOUT [n -S] RAINSTORM [n -S] RAINWATER [n -S] SANDSTORM [n -S] SNOWSTORM [n -S] SQUALLISH SUNNINESS [n -ES] SUNSEEKER [n -S] SUPERCELL [n -S] THUNDERER [n -S] WEATHERLY WHIRLWIND [n -S] WINDBLAST [n -S] WINDBLOWN WINDBREAK [n -S] WINDCHILL [n -S] WINDHOVER [n -S] WINDINESS [n -ES] WINDPROOF WINDSTORM [n -S] WINDSWEPT WINDTHROW [n -S] ALTOCUMULI [n] ALTOSTRATI [n] BRAINSTORM [v -ED, -ING, -S] : BRAINSTORMER CLOUDBERRY [n -BERRIES] CLOUDBURST [n -S] CLOUDINESS [n -ES] CLOUDSCAPE [n -S] CUMULIFORM shaped like a cumulus (round and puffy) cloud [adj] LENTICULAR lens-shaped [adj] RADIOSONDE a weather balloon [n -S] RAINMAKING [n -S] RAINSQUALL [n -S] SLUSHINESS [n -ES] STORMBOUND STORMINESS [n -ES] STRATIFORM flat-shaped [adj] THUNDEROUS : THUNDEROUSLY TOURBILLON [n -S] : TOURBILLION WATERPROOF [v -ED, -ING, -S] : WATERPROOFER WATERSPOUT [n -S] WATERTIGHT WEATHERING [n -S] WEATHERIZE [v -ED, -ING, -S] WEATHERMAN WEATHERMEN WINDJAMMER [n -S] WINDLESSLY WINDSCREEN [n -S] WINDSHIELD [n -S] WINDSURFER [n -S] ACCLIMATION [n -S] ACCLIMATISE [v -ED, -ING, -S] ACCLIMATIZE [v -ED, -ING, -S] : ACCLIMATIZER ALTOCUMULUS a type of cloud [n -LI] ALTOSTRATUS a type of cloud [n -TI] ANTIFOGGING BUMBERSHOOT [n -S] CIRROCUMULI [n] CIRROSTRATI [n] CLIMATOLOGY [n -GIES] CLOUDLESSLY CUMULONIMBI [n] DRIZZLINGLY NIMBOSTRATI [n] PETTIFOGGER [n -S] : PETTIFOGGERY, PETTIFOGGING PRECIPITATE [v -ED, -ING, -S] PRECIPITOUS RAINBOWLIKE SUBUMBRELLA [n -S] THUNDERBIRD [n -S] THUNDERBOLT [n -S] THUNDERCLAP [n -S] THUNDERHEAD [n -S] TOURBILLION [n -S] : TOURBILLON UNCLOUDEDLY UNWEATHERED WEATHERCAST [n -S] WEATHERCOCK [n -S] WEATHERWORN WINDBREAKER [n -S] WINDCHEATER [n -S] WINDJAMMING [n -S] WINDLOADING [n -S] WINDSURFING [n -S] ACCLIMATIZER [n -S] BRAINSTORMER [n -S] CIRROCUMULUS a type of cloud [n -LI] CIRROSTRATUS a type of cloud [n -TI] CLIMATICALLY CUMULONIMBUS a type of cloud [n -BI or -BUSES] INTERPLUVIAL MICROCLIMATE [n -S] NIMBOSTRATUS a type of cloud [n -TI] PETTIFOGGERY [n -RIES] : PETTIFOGGER(s) PETTIFOGGING [n -S] PRECIPITABLE PRECIPITATOR [n -S] STRATOCUMULI [n] THUNDERCLOUD [n -S] THUNDERINGLY THUNDERSTONE [n -S] THUNDERSTORM [n -S] UNACCLIMATED : UNACCLIMATIZED WEATHERBOARD [v -ED, -ING, -S] WEATHERGLASS [n -ES] WEATHERPROOF [v -ED, -ING, -S] BRAINSTORMING [n -S] CLIMATOLOGIST [n -S] CLOUDLESSNESS [n -ES] MICROCLIMATIC PRECIPITATION [n -S] REACCLIMATIZE [v -ED, -ING, -S] STRATOCUMULUS a type of cloud [n -LI] THUNDERSHOWER [n -S] THUNDERSTRIKE [v -STRIKEN -STRUCK -STRIKES -STRIKING] THUNDERSTROKE [n -S] WATERPROOFING [n -S] WEATHERCASTER [n -S] WEATHERPERSON [n -S] CLIMATOLOGICAL UNACCLIMATIZED WATERPROOFNESS WATERTIGHTNESS WEATHERABILITY WEATHERIZATION [n -S] ACCLIMATIZATION * List compiled from OWL3 + OWL2 + Long List by Rebecca Slivka