what does tempest mean?
TEMPEST as NOUN
- Meaning
- (literary) a violent wind
Usage Example(s)
- a tempest swept over the island
Hypernyms(s) tempest is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a violent commotion or disturbance
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
- it was only a tempest in a teapot
Hypernyms(s) tempest is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
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