English dictionary
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English noun: thunder | |||
| 1. | thunder (event) a deep prolonged loud noise | ||
| Synonyms | boom, roar, roaring | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
| 2. | thunder (event) a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | thunderclap | ||
| 3. | thunder (artifact) street names for heroin | ||
| Synonyms | big H, hell dust, nose drops, scag, skag, smack | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | diacetylmorphine, heroin | ||
| Domain usage | street name | ||
English verb: thunder | |||
| 1. | thunder (motion) move fast, noisily, and heavily | ||
| Samples | The bus thundered down the road. | ||
| Examples | Cars thunder in the streets , The streets thunder with cars | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 2. | thunder (communication) utter words loudly and forcefully | ||
| Samples | `Get out of here,' he roared. | ||
| Synonyms | roar | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shout | ||
| 3. | thunder (weather) be the case that thunder is being heard | ||
| Samples | Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed. | ||
| Examples | It was thundering all day long | ||
| Synonyms | boom | ||
| Pattern of use | It is ----ing | ||
| Entail | storm | ||
| 4. | thunder (communication) to make or produce a loud noise | ||
| Samples | The river thundered below. The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle. | ||
| Examples | The cars thunder down the avenue | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | howl, roar | ||
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