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5 PHRASE If you say that someone is making heavy weather of a task, you are critical of them because they are doing it in an inefficient way and are making it seem more difficult than it really is. [BRIT , DISAPPROVAL ] □  Some of the riders in this section made heavy weather of the cross-country race.

6 PHRASE If you say that you are under the weather , you mean that you feel slightly ill. □  I was still feeling a bit under the weather. USAGE weather

Weather is an uncountable noun. Don’t use ‘a’ with it. Don’t say, for example, ‘ We are expecting a bad weather ’. Say ‘We are expecting bad weather ’. □  They completed the climb despite appalling weather .

wea ther-beaten also weatherbeaten

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If your face or skin is weather-beaten , it is rough with deep lines because you have spent a lot of time outside in bad weather. □  …a stout man with a ruddy, weather-beaten face.

2 ADJ Something that is weather-beaten is rough and slightly damaged after being outside for a long time. □  They would look out through the cracks of their weather-beaten door.

wea th|er fore|cast (weather forecasts ) N‑COUNT A weather forecast is a statement saying what the weather will be like the next day or for the next few days. □  What's the weather forecast for tomorrow?

wea th|er fore|cast|er (weather forecasters ) N‑COUNT A weather forecaster is a person whose job is to study weather conditions and make reports predicting what the weather will be like for the next few days.

wea th|er girl (weather girls ) N‑COUNT A weather girl is a young woman who presents weather forecasts at regular times on television or radio.

weather|man /we ðə ^r mæn/ (weathermen ) also weather man N‑COUNT A weatherman is a man who presents weather forecasts at regular times on television or radio.

weather|proof /we ðə ^r pruːf/ ADJ Something that is weatherproof is made of material which protects it from the weather or keeps out wind and rain. □  Use a weatherproof rucksack to carry your camera and lenses around in.

wea th|er sta|tion (weather stations ) N‑COUNT A weather station is a place where facts about the weather are recorded and studied.

wea th|er vane (weather vanes ) N‑COUNT A weather vane is a metal object on the roof of a building which turns round as the wind blows. It is used to show the direction of the wind.

weather|woman /we ðə ^r wʊmən/ (weatherwomen ) also weather woman N‑COUNT A weatherwoman is a woman who presents weather forecasts at regular times on television or radio.

weave /wiː v/ (weaves , weaving , wove , woven ) The form weaved is used for the past tense and past participle for meaning 4 . 1 VERB If you weave cloth or a carpet, you make it by crossing threads over and under each other using a frame or machine called a loom. □ [V n] They would spin and weave cloth, cook and attend to the domestic side of life. □ [V ] In one room, young mothers weave while babies doze in their laps. ●  wo|ven ADJ [usu ADJ n] □  …woven cotton fabrics. ●  weav|ing N‑UNCOUNT □  When I studied weaving, I became intrigued with natural dyes.

2 N‑COUNT A particular weave is the way in which the threads are arranged in a cloth or carpet. □  Fabrics with a close weave are ideal for painting.

3 VERB If you weave something such as a basket, you make it by crossing long plant stems or fibres over and under each other. □ [V n] Jenny weaves baskets from willow she grows herself. ●  wo|ven ADJ [usu ADJ n] □  The floors are covered with woven straw mats.