Associations to the word «Tempest»
Noun
- Vane
- Hawker
- Shakespeare
- Midsummer
- Macbeth
- Pontiac
- Ariel
- Lear
- Joey
- Darius
- Marquess
- Lull
- Howling
- Shipwreck
- Ado
- Miranda
- Fury
- Dryden
- Thunder
- Tumult
- Typhoon
- Roar
- Juliet
- Spitfire
- Lightning
- Torrent
- Calm
- Storm
- Atari
- Gust
- Roaring
- Shrew
- Mather
- Deluge
- Romeo
- Howl
- Mic
- Wrath
- Hail
- Midst
- Sunshine
- Commotion
- Desolation
- Goblin
- Swell
- Mk
- Uproar
- Cloud
- Wind
- Wreck
- Rage
- Hamlet
- Rigging
- Cleopatra
- Sea
- Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Discord
- Mariner
- Tchaikovsky
- Lucy
- Foam
- Bosom
- Peril
- Cullen
- Gale
Adjective
Wiktionary
TEMPEST, noun. A storm, especially one with severe winds.
TEMPEST, noun. Any violent tumult or commotion.
TEMPEST, noun. (obsolete) A fashionable social gathering; a drum.
TEMPEST, verb. (intransitive) (rare) To storm.
TEMPEST, verb. (transitive) (chiefly poetic) To disturb, as by a tempest.
TEMPEST IN A TEA-KETTLE, noun. Alternative form of tempest in a teapot
TEMPEST IN A TEACUP, noun. Alternative form of tempest in a teapot
TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT, noun. (idiomatic) A major fuss over a trivial matter.
Dictionary definition
TEMPEST, noun. A violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot".
TEMPEST, noun. (literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island".
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.