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| Main Entry: |
blizzard
 [bliz-erd] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | snow storm |
| Synonyms: | blast, gale, precipitation, snowfall, squall, tempest, whiteout |
| Main Entry: | tempest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wild storm; commotion |
| Synonyms: | blizzard, bluster, chaos, convulsion, cyclone, disturbance, ferment, furor, gale, hurricane, squall, tornado, tumult, typhoon, upheaval, uproar, wildness, windstorm |
| Antonyms: | calm |
| Main Entry: | snow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | snowstorm |
| Synonyms: | blizzard, snow flurry, snowfall |
Example Sentences
- Of late there has been considerable newspaper discussion about the origin of the term blizzard.
- Freshmen in college wade through a blizzard of calculus, physics and chemistry in lecture halls with hundreds of other students.
- The matter has been contested in a blizzard of law suits ever since.
| Main Entry: | snow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precipitation |
| Synonyms: | blizzard, firn, graupel, snowstorm |
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