English Explanatory Dictionary

hurricane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
  2. A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
  3. A great forceful onrush.
  4. A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.
verb
  1. To be violent, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater, usually accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder.
  2. To move noisily, quickly, and dramatically, becoming the center of attention.
  3. To attempt to accomplish a great deal with a frenzied effort.
  4. To swirl quickly and violently.
  5. To tear apart in a violent, destructive, and/or chaotic manner.
  6. To cause an uproar.
  7. To storm excessivly; to fume and rage violently.
  8. To chase violently or rush after and force along.
noun
  1. "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip
name
  1. A locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama.
  4. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky.
  5. An unincorporated community in Crooked Creek Township, Bollinger County, Missouri.
  6. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri.
  7. An unincorporated community in Madison County, North Carolina.
  8. A city in Washington County, Utah.
  9. A city in Putnam County, West Virginia.
  10. An unincorporated community in Beetown, Grant County, Wisconsin.
noun
  1. A British fighter aircraft used during World War II, especially during the Battle of Britain.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hurricane hurricanes hero-cane hurrican hurricaning hurricaned

Etymology

Etymology tree Taíno *hurakābor. Spanish huracánbor. English hurricane Borrowed from Spanish huracán, ultimately from Taíno *hurakā.

Synonyms

typhoon cyclone

Related words

anticyclone wind rudy randy daffy full double-full triple-full lay back slap-back stretch

Derived words

blizzicane fish hurricane Hurricane Alley hurricane bow hurricane chaser hurricane deck hurricane glass hurricane hunter hurricane lamp hurricane lantern hurricanelike hurricane lily hurricane party hurricaneproof hurricane tide hurricanic hurriquake hypercane hyperhurricane Irish hurricane Irishman's hurricane medicane Paddy's hurricane posthurricane prehurricane snowicane superhurricane tornadocane
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