Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with storm in American Collocation
storm
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
severe
During a fierce thunder storm a house at Pentlow was struck by lighting.
approaching
The island was in the direct path of an oncoming tropical storm.
of a particular type
Last year Rarotonga was hit by three separate tropical storms in two weeks.
unusual or unexpected
Homeowners were clearing up the mess, after a freak storm caused local flooding.
happen
Storms raged in the Gulf of Biscay, and the English Channel was covered in ice.
get calmer
Sailings didn’t resume until Saturday afternoon when the storm had abated.
start to happen
As we settle down to sleep in our tent, a violent storm erupts outside.
be going to happen
Perhaps a storm was brewing off shore.
affect a place
Bedfordshire was lashed by storms on Tuesday night.
survive a storm
By the early 1920s international capitalism had weathered the revolutionary storm that swept across Europe.
cause a storm
The article sparked a predictable storm of protest.
calm a storm
How do you help to calm storms in the workplace?
experience a storm
The Prime Minister is likely to encounter a storm of hostility.