Weather & Seasons
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- acid rainnoun · B2Rain made sour by pollution, which kills trees.
- air pressure/ˈeɹ̠ ˌpɹ̠ɛʃəɹ/noun · B2The weight of the atmosphere pressing down.
- aurora/əˈɹɔː.ɹə/noun · B2+Curtains of coloured light in the far northern sky.
- autumn/ˈɔːtəm/noun · A1The season when leaves turn gold and drop from the trees.
- avalanche/ˈævəlɑːnʃ/noun · B2A huge mass of snow suddenly sliding down a mountainside.
- balmy/ˈbɑːmi/adjective · C1Pleasantly warm and soft.
- barometer/bəˈɹɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/noun · B2+The instrument that measures air pressure to predict weather.
- bitter/ˈbɪt.ə/adjective · B1Tasting sharp and unsweet, like black coffee or dark chocolate.
- black icenoun · B2A thin invisible layer of ice on a road.
- blizzard/ˈblɪz.əːd/noun · B1+A violent snowstorm you cannot see through.
- blossom timenoun · B2The short weeks when fruit trees are in flower.
- blustery/ˈblʌstəɹi/adjective · B2+Windy in strong, gusty bursts.
- breeze/bɹiːz/noun · A2+A soft gentle wind that feels pleasant on a warm day.
- breezy/ˈbɹiːzi/adjective · B2Pleasantly windy.
- carbon dioxide/ˌkɑː.bən daɪˈɒk.saɪd/noun · B2The gas we breathe out, and the main one that traps heat.
- chilly/ˈt͡ʃɪli/adjective · B1Unpleasantly a little cold.
- clear skynoun · A2A sky with no cloud in it at all.
- climate change/ˈklaɪmət ˌtʃeɪndʒ/noun · B2The long-term warming and disruption of the world's weather.
- cloudburst/ˈklaʊdˌbɝst/noun · C1A violent fall of rain over a small area.
- cold snapnoun · C1A short sudden spell of very cold weather.
- crisp/kɹɪsp/adjective · B1Firm and fresh, breaking with a clean snap.
- current/ˈkʌɹənt/adjective · B1Happening or existing right now, at the present time.
- cyclone/ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/noun · B2+A huge spinning storm system, as hurricanes are in the Indian Ocean.
- damp/ˈdæmp/adjective · B1Slightly wet, in an unpleasant way.
- daybreak/ˈdeɪbɹeɪk/noun · B2The first light of the morning.
- dew/d͡ʒuː/noun · B1+The tiny water drops that cover the morning grass.
- downpour/ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/noun · B1+A sudden heavy fall of rain.
- drenched/dɹɛnt͡ʃt/adjective · B1+Completely soaked by water.
- drizzle/ˈdɹɪzəl/verb · B2To pour a thin lazy stream of oil or sauce over food.
- drought/dɹaʊt/noun · B2A long period with no rain at all, when fields dry out and crack.
- dry seasonnoun · B1The months of the year when almost no rain falls.
- dusk/dʌsk/noun · B1+The dim time just after the sun goes down.
- equinox/ˈɛkwɪnɒks/noun · B2+One of the two days when day and night are equal.
- flood/flʌd/noun · B1When a river rises and water covers streets and fields.
- flurry/ˈflʌ.ɹi/noun · B2+A brief light fall of snow blown about by wind.
- fog/fɒɡ/noun · A2+Thick low cloud at ground level that hides everything around you.
- forecast/ˈfɔːkɑːst/noun · B2A statement of what the weather is expected to do.
- freezing/ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/adjective · B1Cold enough to turn water to ice.
- front/fɹʌnt/noun · A1The boundary where two masses of air meet.
- frost/fɹɒst/noun · B1The thin white frozen layer covering grass on cold clear mornings.
- gale/ɡeɪl/noun · C1A very strong wind, near storm strength.
- global warmingphrase · B2The slow heating of the whole planet by trapped gases.
- gloomy/ˈɡluːmi/adjective · B2Dark and low in spirits, like a rainy Monday.
- greenhouse effectnoun · B2The trapping of the sun's heat by gases in the air.
- growing seasonnoun · B2The part of the year warm enough for crops to grow.
- gust/ɡʌst/noun · B2One sudden strong push of wind.
- hail/heɪl/noun · B1Hard little balls of ice that fall from the sky like angry rain.
- hailstone/ˈheɪlstoʊn/noun · B1+One single ball of falling ice.
- halo/ˈheɪ̯ləʊ̯/noun · B2A ring of light seen around the sun or moon through thin cloud.
- harvest/ˈhɑɹ.vəst/noun · B2The gathering in of ripe crops, and the time it happens.
- haze/heɪz/noun · B2Thin dust or moisture that blurs the air on hot days.
- heatwave/ˈhitˌweɪv/noun · B1+Days on end of dangerously hot weather.
- hibernation/ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃən/noun · C1The deep winter-long sleep of bears and hedgehogs.
- hoarfrostnoun · C2Feathery white ice that grows on twigs in still cold air.
- humidity/hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/noun · B1+How much invisible water the air is carrying.
- hurricane/ˈhʌɹɪkən/noun · B1A giant spinning ocean storm with terribly strong winds.
- ice-cold/ˈaɪskəʊld/adjective · A2As cold as ice, whether a drink or a wind.
- icicle/ˈʌɪsəkəl/noun · B1+The hanging spike of frozen drip under winter roofs.
- indian summernoun · C1A spell of warm weather late in the year.
- landslide/ˈlæn(d).slaɪd/noun · B2A mass of earth sliding suddenly down a slope.
- leaf fallnoun · B2The dropping of leaves as the days shorten.
- lightning boltnoun · B1A single stroke of electricity from cloud to ground.
- meltwaternoun · C1Water running off a melting glacier or snowfield.
- midnight/ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/noun · A1Twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, when one day becomes the next.
- migration seasonnoun · B2The weeks when birds travel to a warmer place.
- mild/ˈmaɪld/adjective · B1Warmer and gentler than usual for the season.
- mirage/mɪˈɹɑːʒ/noun · B2+A false pool of water seen shimmering in the heat.
- mist/mɪst/noun · B2A thin low cloud hanging just above the ground.
- monsoon seasonnoun · B2The months of heavy rain brought by a seasonal wind.
- muggy/ˈmʌɡi/adjective · B2+Warm, damp and uncomfortable.
- noon/nuːn/noun · A2Twelve o'clock in the middle of the day.
- overcast/ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst/adjective · B1+Completely covered by grey cloud.
- ozone layer/ˈəʊzəʊn ˌlɛə/noun · B2The high band of gas that blocks harmful sunlight.
- parched/pɑɹt͡ʃt/adjective · B2Dried out completely by heat.
- rain gaugenoun · B2A container that measures how much rain has fallen.
- rainbow/ˈɹeɪnboʊ/noun · A2The band of seven colors in the sky after rain.
- raw/ɹɔː/adjective · B2Not cooked at all.
- scorchingadjective · B2+Burningly, unbearably hot.
- sea levelnoun · B1The average height of the ocean surface.
- seasonal/ˈsiːzənəl/adjective · B1+Happening only at one time of the year.
- shelter/ˈʃɛltə/verb · B1To get out of the weather under something.
- shower/ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)/noun · A1You stand under its falling water to get clean.
- sleet/sliːt/noun · B2+Half-frozen rain that stings as it falls.
- slush/slʌʃ/noun · B2Half-melted snow lying dirty on the ground.
- smog/smɒɡ/noun · B1+Dirty air where fog and pollution mix.
- soaked/səʊkt/adjective · B2Wet right through to the skin.
- solstice/ˈsɒl.stɪs/noun · B2+The longest or the shortest day of the year.
- sowing seasonnoun · B2The weeks when seed goes into the ground.
- spring/ˈspɹɪŋ/noun · A1The season when flowers open and everything turns green again.
- squall/ˈskwɔːl/noun · C1A sudden violent wind, often with rain.
- still/ˈstɪl/adjective · B2With no movement of air at all.
- sultry/ˈsʌltɹi/adjective · C1Hot and still, with a storm on the way.
- summer/ˈsʌmə/noun · A1The hottest season — school holidays and ice cream.
- sunny spellnoun · B2A period when the cloud breaks and the sun shows.
- sunrise/ˈsʌnɹaɪz/noun · B1The moment in the morning when daylight first appears over the horizon.
- sunset/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/noun · B1The golden moment in the evening when daylight sinks away.
- thaw/θɔː/verb · B1+To let frozen food come slowly back to room temperature.
- thunderclap/ˈθʌndɚˌklæp/noun · B2+One single crash of sound from a storm.
- thunderstorm/ˈθʌn.dɚˌstɔɹm/noun · B1+A storm with both flashes and crashes.
- tide/taɪd/noun · B2The slow daily rise and fall of the sea, pulled by the moon.
- tornado/tɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪ.dəʊ/noun · B1A violent spinning tube of wind that drops from a storm cloud.
- twilight/ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt/noun · B2The soft half-light between day and night.
- typhoon/taɪˈfuːn/noun · B1+The name for a hurricane in the western Pacific.
- weathervanenoun · C1A turning pointer that shows which way the wind blows.
- whirlwind/ˈwɜːlwɪnd/noun · C2A small spinning column of wind that lifts dust and leaves.
- windchillnoun · B2+How much colder moving air makes it feel.
- winter/ˈwɪntə/noun · A1The coldest season — snow, ice, and warm coats.