Definition of TEMPEST

tempest

Meanings

Plural: tempests

Noun

  • a violent commotion or disturbance
    • "it was only a tempest in a teapot"
  • (literary) a violent wind
    • "a tempest swept over the island"
  • A storm, especially one with severe winds.
  • Any violent tumult or commotion.
  • A fashionable social gathering; a drum.

Verb

  • To storm.
  • To disturb, as by a tempest.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French tempeste (French tempête), from Latin tempestas (“storm”), from tempus (“time, weather”).

Synonyms

storm

Scrabble Score: 11

tempest is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
tempest is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tempest is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

tempest is a valid Words With Friends word