weathervane

conditions in the atmosphere, especially as regards heat or cold, wind, rain, snow etc. The weather is too hot for me; stormy weather; (also adjective) a weather chart/report, the weather forecast.

verb

1. to affect or be affected by exposure to the air, resulting in drying, change of colour, shape etc. The wind and sea have weathered the rocks quite smooth.

2. to survive safely. The ship weathered the storm although she was badly damaged.

ˈweatherbeaten adjective

showing effects of exposure to the weather. a weatherbeaten face.

ˈweathercock, ˈweathervane nouns

a piece of metal (often in the form of a farmyard cock), placed on top of a building, which turns to show the direction of the wind.

weatherperson noun

(also weather forecaster; ~weatherman; ~weathergirl) a person who gives weather forecast on television or radio.

make heavy weather of

to find it very (often unnecessarily) difficult to do (something). She's making heavy weather of typing that letter.

under the weather

in poor health. I'm feeling under the weather this week.

weather refers to climate: fine weather .
whether is a conjunction: Do you know whether he is coming?

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Knoblock and Wemmer document many historic and unique weathervanes of New England from colonial times to the presents, and trace how their form and function have evolved during the past 300 years, explain the methods of crafting and manufacturing them, sketch the careers of some of the artisans, and profile later manufacturing companies that created them.

Weathervanes of New England

I believe in politics there are weathervanes and signposts.

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The new show, "American Made: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum," features a collection that includes weathervanes, shop signs and spinning toys called whirligigs.

American folk art show opens at Crystal Bridges

Until then all those colourful quilts, weathervanes, amusement arcade figures, carved decoys, store signs, naive paintings of ships or babies, blanket chests and careful samplers had not been considered of any value.

Collectors' focus American folk art

Signposts would be resolute and unchanging in the face of criticism or challenge Weathervanes spin on their axis, responding swiftly and unthinkingly to changes in the wind.

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Contract notice: Replacing alstom weathervanes on nantes 1 and 4.

Replacing alstom weathervanes on nantes 1 and 4

for many years selling nationwide and specializing in Bob's own designs for weathervanes and colonial reproductions.

Kathleen Finn

Weathervanes revolve to show the direction of the wind at any given time.

Cartoon analysis

He reckons you may be able to sell anything from old paving slabs to large concrete urns, ancient tools, aged weathervanes and benches for hundreds - or even thousands - of pounds.

Is your garden a goldmine? Don't throw out your old garden junk without doing some digging to find out if it''s worth a fortune

Fatty acid analysis of many species of scallops, including weathervanes, have shown that polyunsaturated fatty acids account for about 60% of the total lipids, whereas saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids account for about 25-30% and 10-15%, respectively (Gruger et al.

Quality of weathervane scallops (Patinopecten caurinus) from eastern and western Gulf of Alaska

We've all seen roosters, deer, waterfowl, boats, pigs, cows and other items as weathervanes on barns and houses around the country.

Which way does the wind blow? some thoughts on shotguns, storm fronts and weathervanes

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