The difference between Breeze and Storm

When used as nouns, breeze means a light, gentle wind, whereas storm means any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant weather.

When used as verbs, breeze means to move casually, in a carefree manner, whereas storm means to move quickly and noisily like a storm, usually in a state of uproar or anger.


check bellow for the other definitions of Breeze and Storm

  1. Breeze as a noun:

    A light, gentle wind.

    Examples:

    "The breeze rustled the papers on her desk."

  2. Breeze as a noun (figurative):

    Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.

    Examples:

    "After studying Latin, Spanish was a breeze."

  3. Breeze as a noun (cricket):

    Wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength.

  4. Breeze as a noun:

    Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. .

  5. Breeze as a noun:

    An excited or ruffled state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel.

    Examples:

    "The discovery produced a breeze."

  1. Breeze as a verb (usually, _, with ''along''):

    To move casually, in a carefree manner.

  2. Breeze as a verb (weather):

    To blow gently.

  3. Breeze as a verb:

    To take a horse under a light run in order to understand the running characteristics of the horse and to observe it while under motion.

  1. Breeze as a noun:

    A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family Tabanidae.

  1. Breeze as a verb (intransitive):

    To buzz.

  1. Storm as a noun:

    Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant weather.

  2. Storm as a noun:

    A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; violent outbreak.

    Examples:

    "The proposed reforms have led to a political storm."

  3. Storm as a noun (meteorology):

    a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane (10 or higher on the Beaufort scale).

  4. Storm as a noun (military):

    A violent assault on a stronghold or fortified position.

  1. Storm as a verb (intransitive, with adverbial of direction):

    To move quickly and noisily like a storm, usually in a state of uproar or anger.

    Examples:

    "She stormed out of the room."

  2. Storm as a verb (intransitive):

    To rage or fume; to be in a violent temper.

  3. Storm as a verb (transitive):

    To assault (a stronghold or fortification) with military forces.

    Examples:

    "Troops stormed the complex."

  4. Storm as a verb (impersonal):

    To have the weather be violent, with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

    Examples:

    "It stormed throughout the night."

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