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 **Snowfall** means a fall of snow. **Snowfall** means a fall of snow.
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 +**Snowstorm** is a heavy fall of snow, especially with a high wind.
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 +**Blizzard** is a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
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 +**Frost** is the thin, white layer of ice that forms when the air temperature is below the freezing point of water, especially outside at night.
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 +**Thaw** means snow becoming liquid as a result of warming.
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 +**Slippery** roads or surface means a surface difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy.
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 +**Snowflake** is a small piece of snow that falls from the sky.
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 +**Snowdrift** is a large mass of  snow heaped up by the wind.
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 +**Snow bank** is a large pile of snow.
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 +**Ice** is the water that has frozen and become solid.
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 +**Icicle** is a hanging, tapering piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
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 +**Shower** is a short period of rain or snow.
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 +====== SUN ======
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 +**Blazing** means very bright and hot. **Blazing sun / sunshine** ( adjective )
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 +Sunshine / Sunlight is the light coming from the sun. ( noun )
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 +**Shiny** means bright. ( adjective )
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 +**Sunrays** / **Sunbeams** are lines of light shining from the sun. ( noun )
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 +Bright means full of light.  Bright sun / sunshine ( adjective )
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 +**A patch of sunlight** means a piece of sunlight. ( noun )
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 +====== CLOUD ======
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 +**Cloudy** means that the sky is completely covered by clouds, no view of blue sky. 
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 +**Overcast** means that There are clouds in the sky, no light and sun.
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 +**Gloomy** means dark or cloudy in a way that is unpleasant and makes it difficult to see
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 +====== WIND ======
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 +Breeze is a light wind.
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 +Gentle wind is a light wind.
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 +Blustery means the wind blowing strongly.
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 +a gust of wind, a blast of wind, strong wind, high wind
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 +gust and blast means a sudden strong wind.
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 +strong or high wind means hard wind.
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 +light wind means the wind blowing slightly.
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 +Brisk wind means the wind blowing quickly and actively.
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 +Piercing wind means the wind making you fell very cold.
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 +Easterly / Westerly / Northerly / Southerly wind is a wind blowing from the east.
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 +Hurricane / Whirlwind / Tornado is a violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean.
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 +Twister is used as a word instead of “tornado” in U.S.
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 +Cyclone is a violent storm, especially in Southern Hemisphere.
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 +Windstorm / Gale is a storm with very strong wind.
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 +Typhoon is a tropical storm, especially in the West Pacific Ocean.
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 +Dust storm is a mass of dust and sand that has been lifted from the ground in very dry areas such as deserts and that is carried by the wind.
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 +Sandstorm is a strong wind in a desert carrying a large amount of sand.
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 +Tropical Storm is a storm forming over tropical oceans.
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 +Hurricane, typhoon, cyclone are the same. However, they have different names because they are in different regions which are mentioned above.
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 +====== FOG ======
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 +Fog / Haze / Mist is a weather condition in which very small drops of water come together to form a thick cloud close to the land or earth’s surface and it is hard to see.
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 +Thick fog / Dense fog / Heavy Fog means having parts which are close together so that it is difficult to see well.
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 +Patchy fog means fog only existing in some parts.
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 +A blanket of fog means fog covering something completely with a thick layer.
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 +Smog is a fog  combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants.
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 +====== CLEAR ======
 +Clear means that there are no clouds in the sky.
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 +Sunny sky / Blue sky / Bright Sun has the same meaning with clear.
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 +====== HOT ======
 +Hot means having a high temperature.
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 +Sweltering means extremely hot.
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 +====== COLD ======
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 +Cold means at a low temperature.
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 +Frost means  a weather condition in which the air temperature falls below the freezing point of water, especially outside at night. 
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 +Frosty / Nippy / Freezing means very cold.
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 +====== HUMID ======
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 +Humid / Damp / Moist / Wet / Dewy means containing extremely small drops of water in the air.
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 +Dew is drops of water that form on the ground and other cool surfaces during the night, when atmospheric vapor condenses.
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 +====== THUNDER / LIGHTNING ======
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 + General, Speaking, VocabularyWeather Vocabulary in English Englishstudy  5 Years Ago  No Comments
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 +WEATHER VOCABULARY IN ENGLISH
 +RAIN
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 +Words Related to “rain” and Their Meanings:
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 +Rain is drops of water from clouds.
 +Heavy / constant / steady /pouring rain or Downpour is a lot of rain in a short time.
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 +Light / gentle rain or Drizzle means not heavy rain.
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 +Rainfall is the amount of rain which falls.
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 +Deluge is a severe flood.
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 +Rainstorm is a storm with heavy rain.
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 +A drop of rain / a droplet / a raindrop is a single drop of rain.
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 +Rainbow is a curved shape of different colours seen in the sky.
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 +Shower is a short period of rain or snow.
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 +SNOW
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 +Words Related to “snow” and Their Meanings:
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 +Snow  means atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer.
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 +Heavy snow / deep snow is great amount of snow.
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 +Light snow means not heavy snow.
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 +Hail is small and hard balls of ice falling from the sky.
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 +Sleet is a snow partly melted.
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 +Wet snow means watery snow.
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 +Melting snow means snow turing from the solid state to the liquid state.
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 +Snowfall means a fall of snow.
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 +Snowstorm is a heavy fall of snow, especially with a high wind.
 +
 +Blizzard is a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
 +
 +Frost is the thin, white layer of ice that forms when the air temperature is below the freezing point of water, especially outside at night.
 +
 +Thaw means snow becoming liquid as a result of warming.
 +
 +Slippery roads or surface means a surface difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy.
 +
 +Snowflake is a small piece of snow that falls from the sky.
 +
 +Snowdrift is a large mass of  snow heaped up by the wind.
 +
 +Snow bank is a large pile of snow.
 +
 +Ice is the water that has frozen and become solid.
 +
 +Icicle is a hanging, tapering piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
 +
 +Shower is a short period of rain or snow.
 +
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 +SUN
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 +Words Related to “sun” and Their Meanings:
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 +Blazing means very bright and hot. Blazing sun / sunshine ( adjective )
 +
 +Sunshine / Sunlight is the light coming from the sun. ( noun )
 +
 +Shiny means bright. ( adjective )
 +
 +Sunrays / Sunbeams are lines of light shining from the sun. ( noun )
 +
 +Bright means full of light.  Bright sun / sunshine ( adjective )
 +
 +A patch of sunlight means a piece of sunlight. ( noun )
 +
 + 
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 +CLOUD
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 +Words Related to “cloud” and Their Meanings
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 +Cloudy means that the sky is completely covered by clouds, no view of blue sky. 
 +
 +Overcast means that There are clouds in the sky, no light and sun.
 +
 +Gloomy means dark or cloudy in a way that is unpleasant and makes it difficult to see.
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 +WIND
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 +Words Related to “wind” and Their Meanings:
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 +Wind is a current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt.
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 +Breeze is a light wind.
 +
 +Gentle wind is a light wind.
 +
 +Blustery means the wind blowing strongly.
 +
 +a gust of wind, a blast of wind, strong wind, high wind
 +
 +gust and blast means a sudden strong wind.
 +
 +strong or high wind means hard wind.
 +
 +light wind means the wind blowing slightly.
 +
 +Brisk wind means the wind blowing quickly and actively.
 +
 +Piercing wind means the wind making you fell very cold.
 +
 +Easterly / Westerly / Northerly / Southerly wind is a wind blowing from the east.
 +
 +Hurricane / Whirlwind / Tornado is a violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean.
 +
 +Twister is used as a word instead of “tornado” in U.S.
 +
 +Cyclone is a violent storm, especially in Southern Hemisphere.
 +
 +Windstorm / Gale is a storm with very strong wind.
 +
 +Typhoon is a tropical storm, especially in the West Pacific Ocean.
 +
 +Dust storm is a mass of dust and sand that has been lifted from the ground in very dry areas such as deserts and that is carried by the wind.
 +
 +Sandstorm is a strong wind in a desert carrying a large amount of sand.
 +
 +Tropical Storm is a storm forming over tropical oceans.
 +
 +Hurricane, typhoon, cyclone are the same. However, they have different names because they are in different regions which are mentioned above.
 +
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 +FOG
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 +
 +
 +Words Related to “fog” and Their Meanings:
 +
 +Fog / Haze / Mist is a weather condition in which very small drops of water come together to form a thick cloud close to the land or earth’s surface and it is hard to see.
 +
 +Thick fog / Dense fog / Heavy Fog means having parts which are close together so that it is difficult to see well.
 +
 +Patchy fog means fog only existing in some parts.
 +
 +A blanket of fog means fog covering something completely with a thick layer.
 +
 +Smog is a fog  combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants.
 +
 + 
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 +CLEAR
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 +Words Related to “clear” and Their Meanings
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 +Clear means that there are no clouds in the sky.
 +
 +Sunny sky / Blue sky / Bright Sun has the same meaning with clear.
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 +HOT
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 +Words Related to “hot” and Their Meanings
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 +Hot means having a high temperature.
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 +Sweltering means extremely hot.
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 +WARM
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 +Warm means having a moderate degree of heat.
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 +COLD
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 +Words Related to “cold” and Their Meanings
 +
 +Cold means at a low temperature.
 +
 +Frost means  a weather condition in which the air temperature falls below the freezing point of water, especially outside at night. 
 +
 +Frosty / Nippy / Freezing means very cold.
 +
 + 
 +
 +HUMID
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 +Words Related to “humid” and Their Meanings
 +
 +Humid / Damp / Moist / Wet / Dewy means containing extremely small drops of water in the air.
 +
 +Dew is drops of water that form on the ground and other cool surfaces during the night, when atmospheric vapor condenses.
 +
 + 
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 +THUNDER / LIGHTNING
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 +Words Related to “thunder / lightning” and Their Meanings
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 +Thunder is a sudden loud noise that comes from the sky after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.)
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 +( a clap of thunder / a thunderclap is a sudden loud noise made by thunder.)
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 +( a bolt of thunder / thunderbolt is a flash of lightning and the sound of thunder together.)
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 +( Lightning / a flash of lightning /a bright flash of lightning / a bolt of lightning is  a flash of bright light in the sky that is produced by electricity moving between clouds or from clouds to the ground. )
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