Vocabulary : Weasel-faced to Weatherbit

Weasel-faced : Having a thin, sharp face, like a weasel.
Weaser : The American merganser; -- called also weaser sheldrake.
Weasiness : Quality or state of being weasy; full feeding; sensual indulgence.
Weasy : Given to sensual indulgence; gluttonous.
Weather : The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena; meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather, etc. ;; Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation of the state of the air. ;; Storm; tempest. ;; A light rain; a shower. ;; To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air. ;; Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to weather the storm. ;; To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship. ;; To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air. ;; To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter, under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather. ;; Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge,
Weather map : A map or chart showing the principal meteorological elements at a given hour and over an extended region. Such maps usually show the height of the barometer, the temperature of the air, the relative humidity, the state of the weather, and the direction and velocity of the wind. Isobars and isotherms outline the general distribution of temperature and pressure, while shaded areas indicate the sections over which rain has just fallen. Other lines inclose areas where the temperature has fallen or risen markedly. In tabular form are shown changes of pressure and of temperature, maximum and minimum temperatures, and total rain for each weather station since the last issue, usually 12 hours.
Weather signal : Any signal giving information about the weather. The system used by the United States Weather Bureau includes temperature, cold or hot wave, rain or snow, wind direction, storm, and hurricane signals.
Weather station : A station for taking meteorological observations, making weather forecasts, or disseminating such information. Such stations are of the first order when they make observations of all the important elements either hourly or by self-registering instruments; of the second order when only important observations are taken; of the third order when simpler work is done, as to record rainfall and maximum and minimum temperatures.
Weather-beaten : Beaten or harassed by the weather; worn by exposure to the weather, especially to severe weather.
Weatherbit : To take another turn with, as a cable around a windlass.
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