Unit 38. Weather. Flashcards
fresh
(of air) clean and cool; found outside rather than in a room
cool
slightly cold
afterwards
after the time mentioned
finally
after a long time or some difficulty
lightning
a flash of bright light in the sky that is produced by electricity moving between clouds or from clouds to the ground
thunder
the sudden loud noise that comes from the sky especially during a storm
spell
a period of time for which an activity or condition lasts continuously
thunderstorm
a storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain
blow [blew, blowen]
to move and make currents of air, or to be moved or make something move on a current of air
hurricane
a violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean
gale
a very strong wind
breeze
a light and pleasant wind
gentle
calm, kind, or soft
centigrade
Celsius
freezing
extremely cold
cold
at a low temperature, especially when compared to the temperature of the human body, and not hot, or warm
warm
having or producing a comfortably high temperature, although not hot
boiling
extremely hot
temperature
the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body
pour
If you say about the weather that it is pouring, you mean that it is raining heavily
humid
(of air and weather conditions) containing extremely small drops of water in the air
humidity
the quality of being humid
hot
having a high temperature
heat
the quality of being hot or warm, or the temperature of something
showery
used to describe weather with light rain that is often not continuous
shower
a short period of rain or snow
foggy
with fog
fog
a weather condition in which very small drops of water come together to form a thick cloud close to the land or sea, making it difficult to see
icy
covered in ice
ice
water that has frozen and become solid, or pieces of this
cloudy
with clouds
cloud
a grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops of water
windy
with a lot of wind
wind
a current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
sunny
bright because of light from the sun
sun
the light or heat that the earth receives from the sun
weather
the conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, or temperature, especially at a particular time over a particular area