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weather

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1. weath.er \'weth-*r\ n [ME weder, fr. OE; akin to OHG wetar weather, 
   OSlav vetrub]reve> wind 1: state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or 
   cold, wetness or dryness , calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness 2: state 
   of life or fortune  3: disagreeable atmospheric conditions : as  3a: RAIN, 
   STORM  3b: cold air with dampness  4: WEATHERING  : somewhat ill or drunk  
   - under the weather 
2. weather aj : WINDWARD 
3. weather \'weth-(*-)rin\ vb or weath.er.ing 1: to expose to the open air 
   : subject to the action of the elements  2: to sail or pass to the windward 
   of  3: to bear up against and come safely through {~ a storm}  : to undergo 
   or endure the action of the elements