Blizzard

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A violent snowstorm with winds blowing at a minimum speed of 35 miles (56 kilometers) per hour and visibility of less than one-quarter mile (400 meters) for three hours.
  • n. A very heavy snowstorm with high winds.
  • n. A torrent; a superabundance: a blizzard of phone calls.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A severe snowstorm, especially with strong winds and greatly reduced visibility.
  • n. A large amount of paperwork.
  • n. A large number of similar things, such as a blizzard of political ads.
  • v. To fall in windy conditions
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine and blinding snow; a furious blast.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A general discharge of guns; a rattling volley; a general “blazing away.” See extract.
  • n. Hence—2. Figuratively, a volley; a sudden (oratorical) attack; an overwhelming retort.
  • n. 3. A gale or hurricane accompanied by intense cold and dry, driving snow, common in winter on the great plains of the States and Territories of the northwestern United States east of the Rocky Mountains, especially Dakota, and in Manitoba in British America.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
  • n. a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    violent storm    storm    series   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    storm    wind   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    gizzard    izard    izzard    lizard    wizard   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hurricane    gale    squall    thunderstorm    snowstorm    avalanche    tempest    downpour    deluge    sleet