Associations to the word «Simoom»

Wiktionary

SIMOOM, noun. A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind of the desert, particularity of Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains.

Dictionary definition

SIMOOM, noun. A violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke