As it is extremely cold these days, I thought of looking up all kinds of words related to this unsavory weather.
So today we're going to go over several words and then stop on one in particular for the spotlight in WORD OF THE WEEK.
COOL VOCABULARY:
chilly (adj)
quite cold
freezing (adj)
very cold
bitter (adj) / bitterly cold
extremely cold
frost (n) / frosty (adj)
this is the name for the layer of ice crystals that forms on exposed objects when the weather’s very cold. This often happens overnight, and when you wake up in the morning everything’s white!
icicle (n)
the kind-of pointed stick of ice which is formed by the freezing of dripping water.
Now for wind, we can say:
breeze (n) / breezy (adj)
a light wind, and is often quite refreshing when the weather is hot
blowy (adj)
quite windy
blustery (adj)
wind blowing in short but strong and frequent bursts
high winds
strong winds
Northerly / North wind(s)
this refers to wind direction, but it means where the wind comes from, not where it’s blowing to. So North wind blows from the North.
It’s a bit wild out there!
we can say this when it’s very windy and rainy.
And our word of the week is
WINTRY
Definition:
adj ( -trier, -triest)
- (esp of weather) of or characteristic of winter
- lacking cheer or warmth; bleak
Pronunciation:
/ˈwɪntrɪ/
Synonyms:
chilly, frosty, cold, bleak, biting, cutting, freezing, bitter
In use:
The National Weather
Service is forecasting a wintry mix
for much of Kentucky.
The weather is slowly
getting more wintry outside and the sea is
rough most of the time.
In image:
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| Wintry scene |
Until the dead of winter is over, this is all the fun that the weather can bring us.
Be creative. Be you.
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