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Word Part of speech

Meaning

Example

airconditioner/ airconditioning noun

an appliance that cools down the air in a home or building

avalanche noun

a dangerous slide of snow down a mountain

below freezing preposition/adjective

temperature less than 0 degrees Celsius/(32F)

blizzard noun

a storm with lots of snow and wind

boiling hot adjective + noun

common expression for describing a very hot day

breeze noun

light wind

Celsius noun

measurement of temperature (0 degrees is freezing/100 is boiling)

chilly adjective

cold

clear adjective

when the sky is blue because no clouds are blocking the sun

cloud/cloudy noun/adjective

water in the sky that appears as a white or grey mass

cold spell adjective + noun

a period of colder than average weather

cool adjective

temperature in between warm and cold

degrees noun

measurement for temperature

drizzling continuous verb

raining slightly

drought noun

a long period with no rainfall

Fahrenheit noun

measurement of temperature (32 degrees is freezing/212 is boiling)

flood noun

overflow of rain water

f lurries noun

very light snowfall

fog/foggy noun/adjective

thick water vapor that blocks one's vision

forecast noun/verb

the expected weather for the future

freezing cold adjective + noun

common expression used to describe a very cold day

frost noun

ice crystals on a frozen surface

frostbite noun

a skin condition caused by over exposure to the cold (typically reddish skin with white spots)

hail noun

small pieces of ice that fall during a storm

heat stroke noun

a flu-like condition one can acquire after spending too long in the sun

heat-wave noun

extremely hot weather that is much higher than average--usually lasts a short time

humid/humidity adjective/noun

moisture in the air

hurricane noun

a tropical storm with very strong wind and rain

icy adjective

slippery because of ice

lightning noun

electrical discharge and flash between a cloud and the ground

mild adjective

temperature that is warmer than average(in a cold season)

meteorologist noun

a person who studies weather patterns

minus/negative adjective

indicates that a temperature is below zero

overcast adjective

no sun is visible

partly cloudy adverb + adjective

term often used in a weather forecast to indicate that the skies are sunny and cloudy at the same time

precipitation noun

rain or snow that falls on an area

puddle noun

collection of rain water

rain/raining/ rainy noun/continuous verb/adjective

water that falls to earth

raindrop noun

a single measurement of rain

rainbow noun

a band of colours found in the sky after a rainfall

raining cats and dogs idiom

raining heavily

scorching/a scorcher adjective/noun

extremely hot temperature/a very hot day

season noun

time of year characterized by certain weather Winter,Spring,Summer,Fall (or Autumn)

shower noun

quick/light rainstorm

sleet(similar to hail) noun

rain that freezes as it falls

slush/slushy noun/adjective

snow on the ground that has been rained on

smog noun

heavy,dark cloud cover caused by pollution

snow/snowy/snowing noun/adjective/ continuous verb

frozen water that warms slightly as it falls to earth

snowstorm noun

large amounts of wind and snow

s un/sunshine/sunny noun/noun/adjective

the gassy star that warms the earth

sunburn noun

painful red/pink skin caused by being in the sun too long

sunglasses/shades noun

dark eyewear that protects you from the sun

suntan/tanned noun (also verb)/ adjective (also verb)

brown/golden skin caused by long periods of sun exposure

sunscreen/suntan lotion noun

cream that protects your skin from sun damage

temperature noun

how warm or cold the air is

t hermometer noun

instrument for measuring the temperature of the air

thunder/thunderstorm noun

thunder is a loud noise after lightning, caused by rapid expansion of air superheated by the lightning

t ornado/cyclone noun

violently spinning windstorm

u mbrella noun

held over one's head and body for rain protection

UV (ultra violet) rays noun

the damaging rays from the sun

wind/windy noun/adjective

blowing air outside

wind chill factor noun

when the wind makes the air feel colder than the actual temperature