storm vs assault

assault vs storm

storm and assault both are nouns.

storm and assault both are verbs.

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

As nouns, assault is a hypernym of storm; that is, assault is a word with a broader meaning than storm:

storm: a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
assault: close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

storm (noun)	assault (noun)
a direct and violent assault on a stronghold	close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning	a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
a violent commotion or disturbance	the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

storm (verb)	assault (verb)
attack by storm; attack suddenly	attack in speech or writing
take by force	attack someone physically or emotionally
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger	force (someone) to have sex against their will
blow hard
rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning

Difference between storm and assault

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