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- English Word Weather-bitten Definition Eaten into, defaced, or worn, by exposure to the weather.
- English Word Weather-board Definition To nail boards upon so as to lap one over another, in order to exclude rain, snow, etc.
- English Word Weather-bound Definition Kept in port or at anchor by storms; delayed by bad weather; as, a weather-bound vessel.
- English Word Weather-driven Definition Driven by winds or storms; forced by stress of weather.
- English Word Weather-fend Definition To defend from the weather; to shelter.
- English Word Weatherbit Definition To take another turn with, as a cable around a windlass.
- English Word Weatherboard Definition That side of a vessel which is toward the wind; the windward side.
- English Word Weatherboard Definition A piece of plank placed in a porthole, or other opening, to keep out water.
- English Word Weatherboard Definition A board extending from the ridge to the eaves along the slope of the gable, and forming a close junction between the shingling of a roof and the side of the building beneath.
- English Word Weatherboard Definition A clapboard or feather-edged board used in weatherboarding.
- English Word Weatherboarding Definition The covering or siding of a building, formed of boards lapping over one another, to exclude rain, snow, etc.
- English Word Weatherboarding Definition Boards adapted or intended for such use.
- English Word Weathercock Definition A vane, or weather vane; -- so called because originally often in the figure of a cock, turning on the top of a spire with the wind, and showing its direction.
- English Word Weathercock Definition Hence, any thing or person that turns easily and frequently; one who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
- English Word Weathercock Definition To supply with a weathercock; to serve as a weathercock for.
- English Word Weathered Definition of Weather
- English Word Weathered Definition Made sloping, so as to throw off water; as, a weathered cornice or window sill.
- English Word Weathered Definition Having the surface altered in color, texture, or composition, or the edges rounded off by exposure to the elements.
- English Word Weatherglass Definition An instrument to indicate the state of the atmosphere, especially changes of atmospheric pressure, and hence changes of weather, as a barometer or baroscope.
- English Word Weathering Definition of Weather