Definitions for hurricane

hurricane hur·ri·cane

Spelling: [hur-i-keyn, huhr- or, esp. British, -kuh n]
IPA: /ˈhɜr ɪˌkeɪn, ˈhʌr- or, esp. British, -kən/

Hurricane is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 326 anagrams from letters in hurricane (acehinrru).

Definitions for hurricane

noun

  1. a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/sec). Compare tropical cyclone, typhoon.
  2. a storm of the most intense severity.
  3. anything suggesting a violent storm.
  4. (initial capital letter) Military. a single-seat British fighter plane of World War II, fitted with eight .303 caliber machine guns and with a top speed in excess of 300 miles per hour (480 km/h).

Origin of hurricane

1545-55; Spanish huracán Taino hurakán

Examples for hurricane

The wind swelled to a hurricane, and the rain dashed like a flood against the glass.

Inhofe said the two disasters were different because the hurricane drew so many moochers.

Ann is only one of many “hurricane conspirators” who believe the storm has changed everything.

The hurricane, the most furious ever felt in the province, lasted three days.

If the hurricane swept away our tent, I dont know where we should find it again.

The absent turkey had been blown clean away in the hurricane force winds, I concluded.

Leaving the moribund Eddie, Frank crosses paths with a black deliveryman, and they talk about hurricane survivors.

The rain, falling in a deluge, was driven by a wind like a hurricane.

Four years later, when hurricane Katrina hit, 80 percent of the city went underwater, at an average level of four feet.

It was like a hurricane of delirium rushing by and laying every head in the dust.

Word Value for hurricane
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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