ZEPHYRS Antonyms

• (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the southern

• a violent rotating windstorm

• a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

• a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

• a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter

• rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains

• any wind that changes direction with the seasons

• sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation

• make high-pitched, whiney noises

• utter a sudden loud cry

• blow in a squall

• a violent commotion or disturbance

• (literary) a violent wind

• A violent windstorm characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.

• a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans

• a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth