THUNDER
Dictionary entry overview: What does thunder mean?
• THUNDER (noun)
The noun THUNDER has 3 senses:
1. a deep prolonged loud noise
2. a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
3. street names for heroin
Familiarity information: THUNDER used as a noun is uncommon.
• THUNDER (verb)
The verb THUNDER has 4 senses:
1. move fast, noisily, and heavily
2. utter words loudly and forcefully
3. be the case that thunder is being heard
4. to make or produce a loud noise
Familiarity information: THUNDER used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• THUNDER (noun)
Meaning:
A deep prolonged loud noise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
thunder; roaring; roar; boom
Hypernyms ("thunder" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Meaning:
A booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("thunder" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thunder"):
thunderclap (a single sharp crash of thunder)
Meaning:
Street names for heroin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
big H; hell dust; nose drops; scag; skag; thunder; smack
Hypernyms ("thunder" is a kind of...):
diacetylmorphine; heroin (a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush)
Domain usage:
street name (slang for something (especially for an illegal drug))
• THUNDER (verb)
Meaning:
Move fast, noisily, and heavily
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The bus thundered down the road
Hypernyms (to "thunder" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Sentence examples:
Cars thunder in the streets
The streets thunder with cars
Meaning:
Utter words loudly and forcefully
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
roar; thunder
Context example:
'Get out of here,' he roared
Hypernyms (to "thunder" is one way to...):
shout (utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Be the case that thunder is being heard
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Synonyms:
boom; thunder
Context example:
Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed
"Thunder" entails doing...:
storm (blow hard)
Sentence frame:
It is ----ing
Sentence example:
It was thundering all day long
Meaning:
To make or produce a loud noise
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context examples:
The river thundered below / The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle
Hypernyms (to "thunder" is one way to...):
howl; roar (make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
The cars thunder down the avenue
