storm vs blizzard
blizzard vs stormstorm and blizzard both are nouns.
storm is a verb but blizzard is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| storm | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| blizzard | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
blizzard is a hyponym of
storm; that is, blizzard is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
storm:
- storm: a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
- blizzard: a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
Other hyponyms of storm include
firestorm, noreaster, northeaster, hailstorm, ice storm, silver storm, rainstorm, snowstorm, electric storm, electrical storm, thunderstorm, windstorm.
| storm (noun) | blizzard (noun) |
|---|---|
| a direct and violent assault on a stronghold | a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences |
| a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning | a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds |
| a violent commotion or disturbance |
| storm (verb) | blizzard (verb) |
|---|---|
| attack by storm; attack suddenly | |
| take by force | |
| 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 |
Words related to "storm"
- Beaufort scale
- acquit
- act
- assail
- assault
- atmospheric phenomenon
- attack
- bear
- behave
- blizzard
- blow
- boom
- carry
- commotion
- comport
- conduct
- deport
- disruption
- disturbance
- do
- electric storm
- electrical storm
- firestorm
- flutter
- force
- hailstorm
- hoo-ha
- hoo-hah
- hurly burly
- ice storm
- kerfuffle
- noreaster
- northeaster
- penetrate
- perforate
- rage
- rain
- rain down
- rainstorm
- ramp
- silver storm
- snowstorm
- storm center
- storm centre
- stormy
- surprise
- tempest
- thunder
- thunderstorm
- to-do
- violent storm
- wind scale
- windstorm
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