assail vs storm

storm vs assail

assail is not a noun while storm is a noun.

assail and storm both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assail	No	No	Yes	No
storm	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, storm is a hyponym of assail; that is, storm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assail:

assail: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
storm: attack by storm; attack suddenly

Other hyponyms of assail include submarine, pelt, pepper, hit, strike, counterattack, counterstrike, gas, surprise, blitz, invade, occupy, beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround, bomb, bombard, strafe, cannonade, torpedo, bust, raid.

assail (noun)	storm (noun)
	a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
	a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
	a violent commotion or disturbance

assail (verb)	storm (verb)
attack in speech or writing	attack by storm; attack suddenly
attack someone physically or emotionally	take by force
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with	behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
	blow hard
	rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning

Difference between assail and storm

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