storm.

Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation.

The boat was torn to pieces in the storm, and nobody survived.

Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation. A heavy fall of precipitation (hail, rain, or snow) or bout of lightning and thunder without strong winds; a hail storm, rainstorm, snowstorm, or thunderstorm.

Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation. Synonym of cyclone (“a weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure”).

Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation. A period of frosty and/or snowy weather.

Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation. A disturbed state of the atmosphere between a severe or strong gale and a hurricane on the modern Beaufort scale, with a wind speed of between 89 and 102 kilometres per hour (55–63 miles per hour; 10 on the scale, known as a "storm" or whole gale), or of between 103 and 117 kilometres per hour (64–72 miles per hour; 11 on the scale, known as a "violent storm").

A heavy expulsion or fall of things (as blows, objects which are thrown, etc.).

a storm of bullets

A violent agitation of human society; a domestic, civil, or political commotion.

The proposed reforms have led to a political storm.

A violent commotion or outbreak of sounds, speech, thoughts, etc.; also, an outpouring of emotion.

a storm of protest

Chiefly with a qualifying word: a violent attack of diease, pain, physiological reactions, symptoms, etc.; a paroxysm.

asthmatic storm    cytokine storm

Ellipsis of storm window (“a second window (originally detachable) attached on the exterior side of a window in climates with harsh winters, to add an insulating layer of still air between the outside and inside”).

Preceded by the dummy subject it: to have strong winds and usually lightning and thunder, and/or hail, rain, or snow.

It stormed throughout the night.

To make (someone or something) stormy; to agitate (someone or something) violently.

To disturb or trouble (someone).

To use (harsh language).

To violently assault (a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.) with the aim of gaining control of it.

the storming of the Bastille

Troops stormed the complex.

To violently assault (a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.) with the aim of gaining control of it. To assault or gain control or power over (someone's heart, mind, etc.).

To catch up (on production output) by making frenzied or herculean efforts.

They were storming near the end of the month to salvage some goodwill.

To protect (seed-hay) from stormy weather by putting sheaves of them into small stacks.

Of the weather: to be violent, with strong winds and usually lightning and thunder, and/or hail, rain, or snow.

To be exposed to harsh (especially cold) weather.

To move noisily and quickly like a storm (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1), usually in a state of anger or uproar.

She stormed out of the room.

To move quickly in the course of an assault on a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.

To be in a violent temper; to use harsh language; to fume, to rage.

A violent assault on a fortified position or stronghold.