gale
A very strong wind.
gale in a sentence
- The gale ripped tiles off the roof and bent the trees almost double.
- Our kite finally soared in the gale, tugging so hard that Dad nearly left the ground.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to gale?
- Astorm
- Bstillness
- Cbreeze
- Dcalm
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A: storm. The other three mean the opposite of gale.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to gale?
- Agust
- Bbreeze
- Cwind
- Dstorm
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B: breeze. The other three mean nearly the same as gale.
Words that mean something similar
storm, wind, gust
Words that mean the opposite
breeze, calm, stillness
More words about weather & nature
- glorious: Wonderfully beautiful or impressive.
- humid: Warm and damp, with lots of moisture in the air.
- infest: To swarm over a place in large, unwanted numbers.
- lethal: Able to cause death.
- lukewarm: Only slightly warm, or not very enthusiastic.
- lush: Growing thickly, green and healthy.
- mirage: Something you seem to see, often in heat, that is not really there.
- molten: Melted into hot liquid by great heat.
More words to explore
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