Disaster words

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  1. arson
    malicious burning to destroy property
  2. arsonist
    a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
  3. avalanche
    a slide of large masses of snow, ice and mud down a mountain
  4. barometer
    an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
  5. Beaufort scale
    a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind
  6. blackout
    darkness resulting from the extinction of lights
  7. blizzard
    a weather event with widespread snowfall and strong winds
  8. blow
    be in motion due to some air or water current
  9. cloud
    a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
  10. crust
    a hard outer layer that covers something
  11. cumulonimbus
    a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms
  12. cyclone
    an atmospheric system in which air circulates rapidly
  13. dam
    a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water
  14. drought
    a shortage of rainfall
  15. dust storm
    a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
  16. earthquake
    vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  17. erosion
    the process of wearing or grinding something down
  18. fatal
    bringing death
  19. fault
    an imperfection in an object or machine
  20. fire
    the process of combustion of inflammable materials
  21. flood
    the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto land
  22. fog
    droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
  23. force
    influence that results in motion, stress, etc. when applied
  24. forest
    a large, densely wooded area filled with trees and plants
  25. forest fire
    an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area
  26. gale
    a strong wind moving 34–40 knots
  27. geyser
    a spring that discharges hot water and steam
  28. gust
    a strong current of air
  29. hail
    precipitation of ice pellets
  30. hailstorm
    a storm during which hail falls
  31. heat
    a form of energy transferred by a difference in temperature
  32. high-pressure
    aggressively and persistently persuasive
  33. hurricane
    a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds
  34. iceberg
    a large frozen mass floating at sea
    An iceberg caused the sinking of the Titanic, or the "safest ship ever".
  35. kamikaze
    a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash
    Kamikaze meant "divine wind" to the ancient Japanese.
    But today, in English, it does not mean divine wind.
  36. lack
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  37. lava
    rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos
  38. lightning
    flash of light from an electric discharge in the atmosphere
  39. low-pressure
    not forceful
  40. magma
    molten rock in the earth's crust
  41. mountain
    a land mass that projects well above its surroundings
  42. nimbus
    a dark grey cloud bearing rain
  43. ocean
    a large body of water that is part of the hydrosphere
  44. permafrost
    ground that is permanently frozen
  45. rain
    water falling in drops from vapor in the atmosphere
  46. rainstorm
    a storm with rain
  47. Richter scale
    a system once used to measure the strength of an earthquake
  48. river
    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
  49. sandstorm
    a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
  50. sea
    a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
  51. seismic
    subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
  52. sinking
    a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
    Boats sink due to thunder and whirlpools.
  53. snowstorm
    a weather event with widespread snowfall and strong winds
  54. storm
    a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
  55. stuck
    caught or fixed
  56. thunderstorm
    a storm resulting from strong rising air currents
  57. tornado
    a violently destructive windstorm occurring over land
  58. tsunami
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave
  59. twister
    a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
  60. violent storm
    a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
  61. volcano
    a fissure in the earth's crust through which gases erupt
  62. volt
    a unit for measuring the force of an electric current
  63. whirlpool
    a powerful circular current of water
  64. whirlwind
    a column of air spinning around itself
  65. wind scale
    an international scale of wind force from 0 to 12
  66. wind vane
    mechanical device attached to an elevated structure
  67. windstorm
    a storm consisting of violent winds
  68. heat wave
    a period of unusually hot weather
  69. wave
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  70. tremor
    an involuntary vibration, as if from illness or fear
  71. underground
    beneath the surface of the earth
  72. death
    the permanent end of all life functions in an organism
  73. casualty
    someone injured or killed in an accident
  74. fatality
    the quality of being able to cause death
  75. disaster
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  76. money
    the most common medium of exchange
  77. lost
    confused as to time or place or personal identity
  78. damage
    the occurrence of a change for the worse
  79. life
    the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms
  80. poor
    having little money or few possessions
  81. shelter
    covering that provides protection from the weather
  82. rescue
    free from harm or evil
  83. coast
    the shore of a sea or ocean
  84. monster
    an imaginary creature usually having human and animal parts
  85. myth
    a traditional story serving to explain a world view
  86. science
    a branch of study or knowledge involving the observation, investigation, and discovery of general laws or truths that can be tested systematically
  87. scientist
    a person with advanced knowledge of empirical fields
  88. god
    any supernatural being worshipped as controlling the world
  89. goddess
    a female deity
  90. sink
    fall or descend to a lower place or level
  91. boat
    a small vessel for travel on water
  92. destruction
    an event that completely ruins something
  93. destroy
    do away with; cause the ruin or undoing of
  94. uproot
    move forcibly from a homeland into a new foreign environment
  95. tree
    a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
  96. fate
    the ultimate agency predetermining the course of events
  97. poverty
    the state of having little or no money and possessions
  98. impoverish
    make poor
  99. farm
    workplace or land used for growing crops or raising animals
  100. touchdown
    a goal worth six points in American football
  101. zap
    a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
  102. tension
    the action of stretching something tight
  103. nightmare
    a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream
  104. monstrosity
    a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
  105. oil
    a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
  106. spill
    flow, run or fall out and become lost
  107. cataclysm
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  108. Bermuda
    a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast
  109. Bermuda Triangle
    an area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lost
  110. wind
    air moving from high pressure to low pressure
  111. windy
    abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
  112. wave
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  113. ice
    water frozen in the solid state
Created on Sat Sep 18 17:02:04 EDT 2010 (updated Tue Jan 11 17:48:51 EST 2011)

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