Definition of thunder
Nouns
a deep prolonged loud noise
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noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
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thunderclap
a single sharp crash of thunder
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noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
street names for heroin
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diacetylmorphine, heroin
a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
Verbs
move fast, noisily, and heavily
"The bus thundered down the road"
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move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
utter words loudly and forcefully
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- roar
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shout
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
be the case that thunder is being heard
"Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"
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- boom
Vocabulary Lists for thunder
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- Sturmabteilung
- concentration camp
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- antisemitic
- agony
- alone
- aloof
- anger
- blaze