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Weather
9th form
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| balmy | warm and pleasant |
| heatwave | a continuous period of very hot weather, especially when this is unusual |
| scorcher | an extremely hot day |
| heat | very hot weather |
| severe | extremely unpleasant and likely to cause harm or damage |
| weather forecast | a description, for example on the radio or television, of what the weather will be like tomorrow or for the next few days |
| torrential rains | heavy rains like in tropical forests |
| disaster | an unexpected event, such as a very bad accident, a flood or a fire, that kills a lot of people or causes a lot of damage |
| calm | very little wind |
| clear | no clouds, rain, etc. |
| blizzard | a snowstorm with very strong winds |
| slush | partly melted snow that is usually dirty |
| sleet | rain and snow |
| snowdrift | a deep pile of snow that has been blown together by the wind |
| icicle | a pointed piece of ice that is formed when water freezes as it falls down from something such as a roof |
| overcast | a sky completely full of clouds |
| drizzling | raining lightly |
| downpour | a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly |
| damp | slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant |
| sunshine | the light and heat of the sun |
| snowflake | a small soft piece of frozen water that falls from the sky as snow |
| crisp | cold and dry |
| fresh | fairly cold and the wind is blowing |
| frosty | cold enough to produce frost |
| chilly | too cold to be comfortable |
| humid | hot and wet in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable |
| breeze | a light wind |
| gale | an extremely strong wind |
| a gust of wind | a sudden strong increase in the amount and speed of wind that is blowing |
| foggy | not clear because of fog |
| misty | not clear because a cloud of very small drops of water in the air just above the ground |
| shower | a short period of rain |
| stifling | making you feel unable to breathe, because it is too hot and/or there is no fresh air |
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