Associations to the word «Sleet»
Noun
- Hail
- Rain
- Snow
- Radiation
- Wind
- Storm
- Particle
- Arrow
- Freezing
- Fragment
- Pellet
- Sky
- Snowfall
- Precipitation
- Pane
- Equivalent
- Gust
- Flurry
- Blizzard
- Duel
- Fog
- Shower
- Rigging
- Weather
- Missile
- Gale
- Flake
- Frost
- Whirl
- Westerly
- Howling
- Fire
- Sun
- Thunderstorm
- Spitting
- Mist
- Whistling
- Tide
- Hull
- Thermometer
- Ice
- Laser
- Lehigh
- Pensacola
- Warmer
- Accumulation
- Pace
- Blast
- Visibility
- Shield
- Tempest
- Sparkle
- Spray
- Cinder
- Twig
- Shiver
- Falling
- Wet
- Cloud
- Bitter
Adjective
Wiktionary
SLEET, noun. (chiefly UK) (Ireland) A mixture of rain and snow.
SLEET, noun. Rain which freezes before reaching the ground.
SLEET, noun. (firearms) Part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.
SLEET, verb. (impersonal) (of the weather) To be in a state in which sleet is falling.
Dictionary definition
SLEET, noun. Partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow).
SLEET, verb. Precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow; "If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.