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STORM, n. G., to disturb. L. The primary sense of storm is a rushing, raging or violent agitation.
1. A violent wind a tempest. Thus a storm of wind, is correct language, as the proper sense of the word is rushing, violence. It has primarily no reference to a fall of rain or snow. But as a violent wind is often attended with rain or snow, the word storm has come to be used, most improperly, for a fall of rain or snow without wind.
O beat those storms, and roll the seas in vain.
2. A violent assault on a fortified place a furious attempt of troops to enter ad take a fortified place by scaling the walls, forcing the gates and the like.
3. Violent or political commotion sedition insurrection also, clamor tumult disturbance of the public peace.
I will stir up in England some black storms.
Her sister began to scold and raise up such a storm--
4. Affliction calamity distress adversity.
A brave man struggling in the storms of fate.
5. Violence vehemence tumultuous force.
STORM, To assault to attack and attempt to take by scaling the walls, forcing gates or breaches and the like as, to storm a fortified town.
STORM,
1. To raise a tempest.
2. To blow with violence impersonally as, it storms.
3. To rage to be in a violent agitation of passion to fume. The master storms.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Storm'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/s/storm.html.
Entry for 'Storm'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/s/storm.html.
