beast from the east
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A wave of unusually cold temperatures in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2018
Example Sentences
- "Blizzards, strong winds, drifting snow and bitter cold have caused death and disruption as the weather system nicknamed the “Beast from the East” combined with storm Emma to create some of the most testing weather experienced in the UK for years."
- "Britain is facing a new Beast from the East in what could be one of the coldest winters in 30 years, climate experts say."
- "But today's weather is nothing compared to this time two years ago, when the Beast from the East hit."
Inflected Forms
the Beast from the East (canonical)