tempest

As an adjective stormy

is of or pertaining to storms.

As a noun tempest is

a storm, especially one with severe winds.

As a verb tempest is

(rare) to storm.

As nouns the difference between halcyon and tempest

is that halcyon is in classical legends, a bird said to nest on the sea, thereby calming the waters; later usually identified with a type of kingfisher, hence a kingfisher while tempest is a storm, especially one with severe winds.

As an adjective halcyon

is pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.

As a verb tempest is

to storm.

As nouns the difference between tempest and cyclone

is that tempest is a storm, especially one with severe winds while cyclone is a system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure.

As a verb tempest

is to storm.

As nouns the difference between tempest and torrent

is that tempest is a storm, especially one with severe winds while torrent is a violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.

As verbs the difference between tempest and torrent

is that tempest is to storm while torrent is to download in a torrent.

As an adjective torrent is

rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.

As nouns the difference between tempest and typhoon

is that tempest is a storm, especially one with severe winds while typhoon is a weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.

As a verb tempest

is to storm.

As nouns the difference between tempest and perturbation

is that tempest is a storm, especially one with severe winds while perturbation is agitation; the state of being perturbed.

As a verb tempest

is to storm.

As nouns the difference between tempest and gail

is that tempest is a storm, especially one with severe winds while gail is .

As verbs the difference between tempest and gail

is that tempest is (rare) to storm while gail is .

As nouns the difference between tempest and agitation

is that tempest is a storm, especially one with severe winds while agitation is the act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.

As a verb tempest

is to storm.

As nouns the difference between tempest and squall

is that tempest is a storm, especially one with severe winds while squall is a squall line, multicell line, or part of a squall line.

As verbs the difference between tempest and squall

is that tempest is to storm while squall is to cry or wail loudly.