weather
/ˈwɛðɚ/ noun A1- The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc. · What's the weather like today?· We'll go for a walk when the weather's better.
- Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects. · Wooden garden furniture must be well oiled as it is continuously exposed to weather.
- The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.
- A situation.
- A light shower of rain.
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It is bitter weather and these rooms are cold.'
As for myself, I was silent, for the dull weather and the melancholy business upon which we were engaged, depressed my spirits.
Sometimes the road went through woods where maples were beginning to hang out scarlet banners; sometimes it crossed rivers on bridges that made Anne’s flesh cringe with the old, half-delightful fear; sometimes it wound along a harbor shore and passed by a little cluster of weather-gray fishing huts; again it mounted to hills whence a far sweep of curving upland or misty-blue sky could be seen; but wherever it went there was much of interest to discuss.
But I can board home and drive myself over to Carmody and back, in the warm weather at least.
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