LexiTopic: Weather & Climate
The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified 115 words that are used in 124 different ways related to Weather and Climate in the A-O portion of Spelling Bee lexicon, which comprises 74% of the entire lexicon.
The list is given below, followed by the topical analysis, with definitions.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Words Related to WEATHER & CLIMATE in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Word List
ACCLIMATEAIRILYAIRYALLEYALMANACANVILARCTICARIDARIDITYBALMYBEDEWBEDEWEDBLEAKBLEWBLINKBLIZZARDBLOWBLOWINGBLOWNBOLT
CALMCATARACTCEILINGCELLCHOPPYCIRRICLAPCLEMENCYCLEMENTCLIMATECLIMATICCLIMATICALLYCLIMECLOUDCLOUDEDCOCKCONFLUENCECONTRARYCYCLONEDAMP
DECKDELUGEDELUGEDDEVILDEWYDOWNPOURDOWNWINDDRIFTDROPDROPPINGDROUGHTDROWNDULLEDDIEDEDDYEDDYINGELEMENTENGULFENGULFEDENGULFING
FAIRFLAWFLOODFLOODEDFLOODINGFLOWFLURRYFOGGEDFOGGILYFOGGINGFOGGYFOULFOULLYFRONTFRONTALGALEGLAZEGLOOMGLOOMILYGLOOMING
GLOOMYGRAYHABOOBHAILHAILEDHAILINGHALOHARDHAULHAULEDHAULINGHEADWINDHEAVYHIGHHOARHUMIDICICLEICILYINCHINCLEMENCY
INCLEMENTINUNDATINGLANDFALLLIFTLIGHTENLIGHTENINGLIGHTNINGLOOMLOOMEDLOOMINGLULLMILDNIMBINIPPY
OZONE
Words Related to WEATHER & CLIMATE in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Topical Arrangement
Subject Headings
Aridity and DroughtClimateClouds and AtmosphereFloods and Flooding not tidal floodInstruments and Data
Precipitation and Moisture not floodingStormsTemperatureWinds and Air Pressure
Aridity and Drought
ARID: excessively dry; specifically: having insufficient rainfall to support agricultureARIDITY: excessively dry; specifically: having insufficient rainfall to support agricultureDROUGHT: a period of dryness especially when prolonged, specifically: one that causes extensive damage to crops or prevents their successful growth
Climate
ACCLIMATE: to adjust or adapt to a new temperature, climate, environment, or situation: to become acclimatedCLEMENCY: pleasant mildness of weatherCLEMENT: of the weather: mild (clement weather for this time of year)CLIMATE: the average course or condition of the weather at a place usually over a period of years as exhibited by temperature, wind velocity, and precipitationCLIMATIC: of or relating to climate [weather]CLIMATICALLY: of or relating to climate [weather]CLIME: climateHARD: of weather: inflicting physical discomfort or hardship: inclement (a hard winter)MILD: not severe: temperate (a mild climate)
Clouds and Atmosphere
AIRILY: of or relating to air: atmosphericAIRY: of or relating to air: atmosphericANVIL: the anvil–shaped top of a cumulonimbus [cloud]BLINK: an iceblink, a glare in the sky over an ice fieldCEILING: the height above the ground of the base of the lowest layer of clouds when over half of the sky is obscuredCELL: a portion of the atmosphere that behaves as a unit (e.g., a storm cell)CIRRI: plural of cirrus: a high wispy white cloud usually of minute ice crystals formed at altitudes between about 20,000 and 40,000 feet (6,000 and 12,000 meters)CLOUD: a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (such as water or ice) suspended in the atmosphere of a planet (such as the earth) or moon; also, to grow cloudy —usually used with over or up (clouded over before the stormCLOUDED: a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (such as water or ice) suspended in the atmosphere of a planet (such as the earth) or moon; also, to grow cloudy —usually used with over or up (clouded over before the stormDECK: a layer of cloudsDULL: cloudy (dull weather)FAIR: not stormy or foul: fine weatherFOGGED: to become covered or thick with fogFOGGILY: covered or thick with fog or mistFOGGING: to become covered or thick with fogFOGGY: filled or abounding with fogGLOOM: to be or become overcastGLOOMILY: overcast; partially or totally dark; especially: dismally and depressingly dark (gloomy weather)GLOOMING: to be or become overcastGLOOMY: overcast; partially or totally dark; especially: dismally and depressingly dark (gloomy weather)GRAY: cloudy, e.g., grey skiesHALO: a rain cloud or a thunderheadHEAVY: of weather: oppressive, overwhelming: threatening to rain or snow; heavy cloudsLIFT: of inclement weather: to dissipate and clear (the clouds lifted)LOOM: the indistinct and exaggerated appearance of something seen on the horizon or through fog or darkness; also, to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions (Storm clouds loomed on the horizon.)LOOMED: the indistinct and exaggerated appearance of something seen on the horizon or through fog or darkness; also, to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions (Storm clouds loomed on the horizon.)LOOMING: the indistinct and exaggerated appearance of something seen on the horizon or through fog or darkness; also, to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions (Storm clouds loomed on the horizon.)NIMBI: plural of nimbus: a rain cloud; thunderhead, a rounded mass of cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud often appearing before a thunderstorm; also, a cumulus, a dense puffy cloud form having a flat base and rounded outlines often piled up like a mountain
OZONE: a triatomic very reactive form of oxygen that is a bluish irritating gas of pungent odor, that is a major air pollutant in the lower atmosphere but a beneficial component of the upper atmosphere, and that is used for oxidizing, bleaching, disinfecting, and deodorizing; also, pure and refreshing air
Floods and Flooding
CATARACT: a waterfall, esp. a large one over a precipice; or steep rapids in a river; or a downpour or floodCONFLUENCE: the flowing together of two or more streams; or the place of meeting of two streams; or the stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams: a combined floodDELUGE: an overflowing of the land by water; a drenching rainDELUGED: an overflowing of the land by water; a drenching rainDROWN: to submerge especially by a rise in the water level (villages drowned by the flooding river)ENGULF: to flow over and enclose: to overwhelm (the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island)ENGULFED: to flow over and enclose: to overwhelm (the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island)ENGULFING: to flow over and enclose: to overwhelm (the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island)FLOOD: a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land; also: a condition of overflowing (rivers in flood); also, to cover with a flood: to inundate; to pour forth, go, or come in a flood; to become filled with a floodFLOODED: a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land; also: a condition of overflowing (rivers in flood); also, to cover with a flood: to inundate; to pour forth, go, or come in a flood; to become filled with a floodFLOODING: a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land; also: a condition of overflowing (rivers in flood); also, to cover with a flood: to inundate; to pour forth, go, or come in a flood; to become filled with a floodFLOW: a flood: a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry landINUNDATING: to cover with a flood: overflow
Instruments and Data
ALMANAC: a publication containing astronomical and meteorological data for a given year and often including a miscellany of other informationCOCK: a weathercock, a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction
Precipitation and Moisture
BEDEW: to wet with or as if with dewBEDEWED: to wet with or as if with dewCATARACT: a waterfall, esp. a large one over a precipice; or steep rapids in a river; or a downpour or floodDAMP: humid (damp weather)DELUGE: an overflowing of the land by water; a drenching rainDELUGED: an overflowing of the land by water; a drenching rainDEWY: moist with, affected by, or suggestive of dewDOWNPOUR: a pouring or streaming downward especially: a heavy rainDROP: to fall in dropsDROPPING: to fall in dropsDROWN: to submerge especially by a rise in the water level (villages drowned by the flooding river)FLURRY: a brief light snowfallGLAZE: a smooth slippery coating of thin iceHAIL: precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow, or to precipitate hailHAILED: precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow, or to precipitate hailHAILING: precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow, or to precipitate hailHOAR: a covering of minute ice crystals on a cold surfaceHUMID: containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressiveICICLE: a pendent mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping waterICILY: icy: covered with, abounding in, or consisting of iceINCH: a fall (as of rain or snow) sufficient to cover a surface or to fill a gauge to the depth of one inch
Storms
ALLEY: an extensive region where destructive natural phenomena of a specified type (such as tornadoes) occur often or are likely to occurBLIZZARD: a long severe snowstorm; an intensely strong cold wind filled with fine snowBOLT: a lightning bolt, thunderboltCLAP: a sudden crash of thunderCYCLONE: a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain; also a tornadoELEMENT: [plural] weather conditions, especially: violent or severe weatherFOUL: being wet and stormy (foul weather)FOULLY: being wet and stormy (foul weather)FRONT: the boundary between two dissimilar air massesFRONTAL: of or relating to a meteorological frontINCLEMENCY: the quality or state of being inclementINCLEMENT: lacking mildness: physically severe: stormy: inclement weatherLANDFALL: a reaching of land (as by a storm)LIGHTEN: to give out flashes of lightningLIGHTENING: to give out flashes of lightningLIGHTNING: the flashing of light produced by a discharge of atmospheric electricity; also: the discharge itself; also, to discharge a flash of lightningLULL: a temporary calm before or during a storm
Temperature
ARCTIC: bitter cold: frigidBALMY: mild, temperateBLEAK: cold, raw (a bleak November night)ICILY: intensely cold; characterized by coldness: frigidNIPPY: chilly
Winds and Air Pressure
BLEW: of air: to be in motion, to move with speed or force; to send forth a current of air; to move or be carried by or as if by windBLOW: of air: to be in motion, to move with speed or force; to send forth a current of air; to move or be carried by or as if by wind; weather: an instance of air moving with speed or force: a blowing of wind especially when strong or violent (there’s to be a big blow later)BLOWING: of air: to be in motion, to move with speed or force; to send forth a current of air; to move or be carried by or as if by windBLOWN: of air: to be in motion, to move with speed or force; to send forth a current of air; to move or be carried by or as if by windCALM: complete absence of wind or presence of wind having a speed no greater than one mile (1.6 kilometers) per hourCHOPPY: changeable, variable (a choppy wind)CONTRARY: unfavorable —used of wind or weatherDEVIL: a dust devil: a small whirlwind containing sand or dustDOWNWIND: in the direction that the wind is blowingDRIFT: wind-driven snow, rain, cloud, dust, or smoke usually at or near the ground surface EDDIED: a current of water or air running contrary to the main current, especially: a circular current: a whirlpool; also, to cause to move in an eddy; to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddyEDDY: a current of water or air running contrary to the main current, especially: a circular current: a whirlpool; also, to cause to move in an eddy; to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddyEDDYING: a current of water or air running contrary to the main current, especially: a circular current: a whirlpool; also, to cause to move in an eddy; to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddyFLAW: a sudden brief burst of wind; also: a spell of stormy weatherFLURRY: a gust of windGALE: a strong current of air: a wind from 32 to 63 mph (about 51 to 102 kph); or a fresh gale (wind having a speed of 39 to 46 mph (62 to 74 kph) HABOOB: a violent dust storm or sandstorm especially of SudanHAUL: of the wind: to shiftHAULED: of the wind: to shiftHAULING: of the wind: to shiftHEADWIND: a wind having the opposite general direction to a course of movement (as of an aircraft or boat)HIGH: meteorology: a region where the pressure of the atmosphere is greater than normal: a region of high barometric pressure; also, of winds: forcible, strongINCH: a degree of atmospheric or other pressure sufficient to balance the weight of a column of liquid (such as mercury) one inch high in a barometer or manometerLIFT: an updraft that can be used to increase altitude (as of a sailplane)