weather
• noun 1 the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards temperature, wind, rain, etc. 2 before another noun denoting the side from which the wind is blowing; windward. Contrasted with LEE. • verb 1 wear away or change in form or appearance by long exposure to the weather. 2 come safely through. — PHRASES keep a weather eye on be watchful for developments. make heavy weather of informal have unnecessary difficulty in dealing with (a task or problem). from the nautical phrase make good or bad weather of it, referring to a ship in a storm. under the weather informal slightly unwell or depressed. — ORIGIN Old English.
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