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tempests

tempests is the plural of tempest.

Meaning of tempest

Noun

tempest (plural tempests)

  1. A storm, especially one with severe winds.
    • For a Tempeſt. Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auſter and Boreas, and caſt them together in one Verſe. Add to theſe of Rain, Lightning, and of Thunder (the loudeſt you can) quantum ſufficit. Mix your Clouds and Billows well together till they foam, and thicken your Deſcription here and there with a Quickſand....1714 June 10, [Alexander Pope], The Guardian, volume I, number 78, London: Printed for J[acob] Tonson, at Shakespear's-Head over-against Catherine-street in the Strand, page 332
  2. Any violent tumult or commotion.
    • Comforted with these reflections, the tempest of his soul subsided1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC
  3. (obsolete) A fashionable social gathering; a drum.

See all 6 meanings of tempest

Proper noun capitalized: Tempests

Tempests

  1. (plural) plural of Tempest

Phrases with tempests

Questions about tempests

What is tempests the plural of?
Tempests is the plural of tempest.
What part of speech is tempests?
Tempests is a proper noun.

Words near tempests in the dictionary

  1. tempestivity
  2. tempestless
  3. tempestological
  4. tempestology
  5. tempestous
  6. tempests
  7. tempests in tea-kettles
  8. tempests in teacups
  9. tempests in teapots
  10. tempestuate
  11. tempestuated

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