| n. | 1. | A shaft of lightning; a brilliant stream of electricity passing from one part of the heavens to another, or from the clouds to the earth. | |||
| 2. | Something resembling lightning in suddenness and effectiveness. | ||||
| 3. | Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination. | ||||
| 4. | (Paleon.) A belemnite, or thunderstone.
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| Noun | 1. | Synonyms: bolt, bolt of lightning |
| 2. | thunderbolt - a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell" Synonyms: bombshell, thunderclap |
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