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THUNDERCLOUD
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms
Synonyms:
cumulonimbus; cumulonimbus cloud; thundercloud
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("thundercloud" is a kind of...):
cloud (a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude)