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Coast |
the land beside or near to the sea or ocean. Ex: a town on the south coast of England |
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Beach |
an area of sand or small stones beside the sea or a lake. Ex: a sandy beach. I like the kind of holiday where I can sit on the beach for a week and do nothing. |
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Violent |
involving or caused by physical force that is intended to hurt or kill sb Ex: a violent storm broke just as we reached the beach Syn: severe |
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Shelter |
a place where people are protected from bad weather or from danger We built a temporary shelter out of branches. |
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Terrifying |
to make sb feel extremely frightenedFlying terrifies her. Ex: it was a terrifying experience (ter•ri•fies, ter•ri•fy•ing, ter•ri•fied, ter•ri•fied)~ sb |
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Thunderstorm |
a storm with thunder and lightning and usually very heavy rain |
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Thunder |
the loud noise that you hear after a flash of lightning, during a storm |
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Strike Sruck,struck |
1. to hit sb/sth hard or with force 2.~ (for sth) to refuse to work, because of a disagreement over pay or conditionsThe union has voted to strike for a pay increase of 6%. |
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Uproot |
to pull a plant and its roots out of the ground |
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Blow off |
if something blows off or is blown off, the wind makes it come off(fall off). Ex:The roof blew off in the storm. |
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Wreck |
a vehicle, airplane, etc., that has been badly damaged or destroyed Ex: Three injuries in four-car wreck in Tehran |
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Out of |
indicating the source or derivation of something; fromEx: a bench fashioned out of a fallen tree trunk I get a lot of enjoyment out of teaching |
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Living memory |
In recent history. Ex: It was the worst storm in living memory. |
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A storm in a teacup |
A lot of trouble about something that is not important. |
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Rage |
a very strong feeling of anger. Ex: Her eyes filled with tears of rage and frustration |
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A storm breaks... |
Means "the storm starts suddenly" |
