weather
( weathers 3rd person present) ( weathering present participle) ( weathered past tense & past participle )
1 n-uncount The weather is the condition of the atmosphere in one area at a particular time, for example if it is raining, hot, or windy.
The weather was bad..., I like cold weather..., Fishing is possible in virtually any weather., ...the weather conditions.
2 verb If something such as wood or rock weathers or is weathered, it changes colour or shape as a result of the wind, sun, rain, or cold.
Unpainted wooden furniture weathers to a grey colour... V
This rock has been weathered and eroded. be V-ed, Also V n
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weathered adj
(=weather-beaten)
The facade of the building was a little weathered..., The man had a worn, weathered face.
3 verb If you weather a difficult time or a difficult situation, you survive it and are able to continue normally after it has passed or ended.
The government has weathered its worst political crisis. V n
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to weather the storm
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storm
4 If you say that someone is making heavy weather of a task, you are critical of them because they are doing it in an inefficient way and are making it seem more difficult than it really is.
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make heavy weather of something phrase V inflects, PHR n (disapproval)
Some of the riders in this section made heavy weather of the cross-country race.
5 If you say that you are under the weather, you mean that you feel slightly ill. ♦
under the weather phrase v-link PHR
(=unwell) I was still feeling a bit under the weather.
fair-weather
You use fair-weather to refer to someone who offers help to someone, or who takes part in a particular activity, only when it is easy or pleasant for them to do so. adj ADJ n (disapproval)
...a fair-weather friend.
weather-beaten , weatherbeaten
1 adj If your face or skin is weather-beaten, it is rough with deep lines because you have spent a lot of time outside in bad weather.
usu ADJ n
(=weathered)
...a stout man with a ruddy, weather-beaten face.
2 adj Something that is weather-beaten is rough and slightly damaged after being outside for a long time.
(=weathered)
They would look out through the cracks of their weather-beaten door.
weather forecast ( weather forecasts plural ) A weather forecast is a statement saying what the weather will be like the next day or for the next few days. n-count
weather forecaster ( weather forecasters plural ) A weather forecaster is a person whose job is to study weather conditions and make reports predicting what the weather will be like for the next few days. n-count
weather girl ( weather girls plural ) A weather girl is a young woman who presents weather forecasts at regular times on television or radio. n-count
weather station ( weather stations plural ) A weather station is a place where facts about the weather are recorded and studied. n-count
weather vane ( weather vanes plural ) A weather vane is a metal object on the roof of a building which turns round as the wind blows. It is used to show the direction of the wind. n-count